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!
Our Featured Work
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Compass Tools Program
Farm Viability: Ways to make farming profitable. Research, tools, and information on how farmers can build and maintain an economically…
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Forward Ag Invests in Cross-Sector Solutions to Drive Agri-Food Innovation in Wisconsin
Our very own John Hendrickson’s and Michelle Miller’s proposal to study a flax supply chain in Wisconsin was amongst the…
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Growing the use of small grains in the Upper Midwest
Small grains bring many benefits to agricultural systems, yet most farmers in the Upper Midwest no longer plant them in…
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Sustainable Agricultural Systems-Coordinated Agricultural Projects (SAS-CAP)
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), in collaboration with Tribal partners, has launched a significant initiative aimed at supporting…