Environmental historian Nancy Langston started her latest book planning to highlight the lasting legacy of manufactured chemicals that touched the lives of millions of Americans in the 1950s and 1960s.

The current financial downturn hasn’t spared Wisconsin’s organic farmers, but in general they have been able to ride it out, says a new report about the state’s organic sector.

Officials from the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences have recognized Congressman Steve Kagen, M.D. (WI-08.) for his leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives on agricultural issues important to the university and the state

Consumers’ growing appetite for locally produced food presents both an opportunity and a problem for local growers. Demand is fast outpacing what roadside stands and farmers’ markets can supply, but supermarkets and restaurants are geared to expect substantial volume, consistent quality and year-round delivery-all things that small-scale, seasonal operations struggle to provide.

Kevin Pixley will lead the university”s small-grains breeding program while directing an international research project to improve the nutritional value of corn grown in developing nations.

Many anglers in Wisconsin are unaware of laws designed to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species and protect the state”s lakes and rivers, according to a recent statewide poll.

Times were hard for farmers across the country in 2009, but they were harder than average for Wisconsin farmers. While total net farm income dropped […]

Writing in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week (Jan. 11), scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of California-Irvine present a new model of stem cell regulation.

A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has created the strongest form of collagen known to science, a stable alternative to human collagen that could one day be used to treat arthritis and other conditions that result from collagen defects.

As the global nanotechnology industry continues to produce cutting-edge consumer products, the scientific community is leaving a key part of the U.S. public behind when sharing knowledge of this new field of science, according to a new study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Arizona State University.