Welcome
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) is a sustainable agriculture and food systems research center in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
CIAS fosters transdisciplinary inquiry and supports a range of research, outreach and professional development opportunities. It brings together university faculty, students, staff, farmers, policy makers and other practitioners to study relationships between farming practices and profitability, the structure of the food system, the environment, and rural vitality.
CIAS was created to build sustainable agriculture and food systems research programs that respond to farmer and citizen needs. Join our network!
Latest News
CIAS, Tribal partners awarded $10 million USDA grant for collaborative effort working to support Native American foodways in Great Lakes region
NATIONAL FARMERS DAY LIVESTREAM! October 9, 10 AM to 8 PM.
CIAS Food and Agriculture Sustainability Social
New AI podcast on growing the adoption of small grains!
Are You Interested in Custom Heifer Grazing?
Intertribal Manoomin (Wild Rice) Camp Registration Now Open
Second Annual Soul of the Soil Conference
Growing the use of small grains in the Upper Midwest
Events
- Oct 15
- 9:30 AM Info Session: STEM Public Service Fellows STEM grad students & postdocs: learn more about this professional development opportunity.
- 6:00 PM Study Abroad as a CALS Major Info Session
- Oct 16
- 4:30 PM Food and Agricultural Student-Employer Connector Career Exploration & Discovery Event (For learning or internship/job searching)
- Oct 20
- 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium: Jessica Anna Elucidating photoinduced processes and ultrafast dynamics of natural light harvesting complexes and model systems
- Oct 21
- 12:00 PM BadgerConnect Research Services Fair 2025 Designed for all life science researchers across UW-Madison
- Oct 22
- 4:00 PM Startup Foundations: From Problems to Possibilities Unlocking Insights: The Art of Customer Discovery
- 4:30 PM Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution An Uncommon Productions Documentary
Upcoming
October 13 – CIAS Food and Agriculture Sustainability Social