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
Register Today for the 2025 Upper Midwest Hazelnut Growers Conference!
NRCS Wisconsin Announces Application Deadline for Conservation Stewardship Program
CIAS 35th Anniversary Celebration with Dr. Danielle Resnick
Cider Class – DIY Cider – Fermenting Cider at Home @ Madison Tasting Room
New Paper: Resilience strategies for academic centers focused on food systems transformations
Food System Planning National Community of Practice: A Review of New Research Findings & Key Next Steps
Johnson Center for Land Stewardship Policy Emerging Leader Awards
Events
- Jan 22
- 3:30 PM Genetics Spring Colloquium Romeo Blanc, UW-Madison
- Jan 27
- 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium - Lluis Morey Role of Polycomb in cancer and neurodevelopment
- Jan 29
- 3:30 PM Genetics Spring Colloquium Nathan Clark, University of Pittsburgh
- 5:00 PM Study Abroad as a CALS Major Info Session
- Jan 31
- 3:00 PM Biochemistry Department's Boyer Award Seminar - Collin Borcik Spin and Twist: Solid State NMR for Probing Parkinson’s Disease
- Feb 5
- 3:30 PM Genetics Spring Colloquium Tanner Robertson, UW-Madison
- 5:00 PM STEM Students Abroad Pizza, Presentation, and Returned Student Panel
Upcoming
January 24-25 OGRAIN 2025 Winter Conference
February 4 SHARE 2025 Winter Partners Meeting: Coming Together For Soil Health
March 7-8 2025 Upper Midwest Hazelnut Growers Conference
April 8-9 Harvest of Ideas 2.0 Conference