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, 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.
Because CIAS was created to build sustainable agriculture and food systems research programs that respond to farmer and citizen needs, relationships are at the core of everything we do. Join our network!
Latest News

Ingram featured at Holtz Center event March 2

Farm to Community Wellness: Networking Local Food Supply Chains

Teal recognized as ERS Agricultural Scholar
Events
- Feb 13
- 12:00 AM Bryson Scholarship Poster Competition Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences building’s Community Poster Reception
- Feb 14
- 3:00 PM Just Transitions to Managed Livestock Grazing A public webinar & report
- Feb 21
- 10:00 AM Cider Styles and Cider Tasting for cider makers
- Feb 23
- 1:00 PM Farm to Community Wellness: Networking Local Food Supply Chains an Organic University session
- Mar 2
- 12:30 PM Loving Orphaned Space: The Art and Science of Belonging to Earth STS Lunch Seminar
- Mar 14
- 10:00 AM Cider Analysis and Cider Flaws for cider makers
Upcoming
February 8 | Soil Health Summit
February 14 | Just Transitions to Managed Livestock Grazing webinar
February 17 | BT Farms Agri-community Info Session
February 21 | Cider styles and cider tasting workshop
February 23 | Farm to Community Wellness: Networking Local Food Supply Chains
February 23-25| Organic Farming Conference
Late February | Summer Minigrant Request for Proposals released
March 02 | Ingram on orphaned spaces, Holtz Center seminar
March 14 | Cider analysis and cider flaws workshop
March 22 | CIAS Citizen Advisory Winter Meeting
Late April | Minigrant awards announced