The fall 2026 issue of Grow magazine is online!

This issue includes a new section called Tools of the Trade, which will showcase fascinating implements and equipment used at CALS. This time around, in Farmer’s Best Friend, readers get to meet a quadruped robot that helps defend crops against pests and disease.

Feature stories include:

• Paint the Plant Red
  In response to consumer demand and the prospect of more regulation, food companies are looking for natural alternatives to synthetic food dyes. CALS scientists are already working on plant-based options.
• Researchers on the RISE
  Through a major campus initiative, new faculty are joining CALS, determined to apply their science to some of the biggest societal challenges of today.
• On the Hunt for Hidden Molecules
  A new CALS-based laboratory hub has the high-level analytical technologies and computing power that UW researchers need to uncover nature’s beneficial secrets.

Other topics: This issue also includes stories about ultra-processed foods, raptor research, compostable food packaging, ice fishing safety outreach, reptile and amphibian education for kids, the unintended consequences of bike-share programs, the return of agricultural education to a rural school district and more.

And don’t forget about the Final Exam. Ace the test and gain the chance to win a gift box of cheese from the Babcock Dairy Store. Good luck!

To request a print copy of Grow, please send a message to the staff (please include your mailing address), and one will be sent as soon as possible. And to make sure you never miss an issue, you can subscribe to the digital edition.