How a farm family fares financially depends not only on how much it earns from farming, but also on how much it relies on that income, according to agricultural economist Ed Jesse, writing in Status of Wisconsin Agriculture 2006.

Researchers calculate that a $.67 up-size can generate more than $7 in hidden costs over the next year

The Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development received a 2006 Governor’s Export Achievement Award at the Wisconsin International Trade Conference

Twin grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), coupled with matching institutional funds, will give a $6.8 million boost to innovative graduate study and research […]

A breakfast snack developed by a team of UW-Madison food science students is a two-time winner in collegiate competition. Now it’s time to see if it can prove itself in the marketplace.

As soybean plants try to cope with potassium deficiency, they make themselves more inviting to hungry insect pests

At CALS Day for Kids, third- and fourth-graders from Dane County schools enjoyed a wide range of fun and educational demonstrations, from petting baby pigs and lambs to extracting DNA from wheat germ and planting wildflower seeds.

Some leaders are natural-born. Many learn to lead over time by trial and error. But some undergraduates are learning leadership skills more deliberately by earning the College’s new leadership certificate.

Two scientists from the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences were among the three UW-Madison professors elected to the National Academy of Sciences this month. The two CALS electees include biochemist Richard Amasino and geneticist Barry Ganetzky.

Biochemist Richard Amasino plans to use his appointment as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute professorand the $1 million grant that comes with it to develop a new line of plant mutants to teach genetic principles to K–12 students – and, he hopes, help cultivate a generation that values science.