A major goal of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center is to harness the power of microbes to create biofuels. But often, it’s an expensive […]

Nominations are now open for the 2019 College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Honorary Recognition Award, Distinguished Service Award and Distinguished Alumni Award. These are […]

At the end of December, all CALS’s academic departments submitted five-year plans delineating departmental strategies in the following areas: Goal 1: Strengthen the Research Portfolio […]

The spring issue of Grow magazine has arrived in mailboxes, and it’s also available online in multiple formats. Feature stories include COVER STORY: A Different […]

As ginseng growers in Wisconsin prepare to export fresh ginseng roots to Taiwan, they need assurance that the roots will not carry a harmful nematode […]

Research performed in the Ethiopian highlands shows that even in years with above average rainfall, crops can be severely reduced by drought early in the […]

Lorre Kolb: The impact of the polar vortex on insects. We’re visiting today with P.J. Liesch, Extension entomologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension and […]

Dreaming of warmer temperatures and green growing things? You’re in luck! Join your CALS colleagues in the downright balmy D.C. Smith Greenhouse this Friday, Feb. […]

The human gut is a complex ecosystem dominated by bacteria that help digest food and keep one’s gastrointestinal tract in check. One population that lives […]

Nutrients in. Waste out. Everyone and almost every living thing does it, even at the cellular level. It seems like a simple enough concept: to […]