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
Dr. Charles Benbrook’s Lecture on Ultra-Processed Foods
Open CIAS Postdoc position to study diversified food grain supply chains
Presentation: Value Chain Coordination in Agri-Food
Forward Ag Invests in Cross-Sector Solutions to Drive Agri-Food Innovation in Wisconsin
NATIONAL FARMERS DAY LIVESTREAM! October 9, 10 AM to 8 PM.
CIAS Food and Agriculture Sustainability Social
Events
- Jan 19
- 12:00 AM Martin Luther King Jr. Day No classes. University offices are closed.
- Jan 20
- 12:00 AM Spring Semester Instruction Begins
- Jan 26
- 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium: Susan Marqusee Is the Protein Folding Problem Really Solved? Probing Hidden Conformations on the Energy Landscape
- Jan 27
- 12:00 AM 2026 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum Agriculture and International Trade: Wisconsin's Experience
- Feb 9
- 3:00 PM Biochemistry Colloquium: Sara Nowinski Mitochondrial Phosphopantetheinylation: The Modification You Can’t Pronounce but Should Know
- Feb 10
- 4:30 PM CALS Investiture Ceremony
- Feb 12
- 5:45 PM Study Abroad as a CALS Major Info Session with Pizza!
Upcoming
November 18:
Presentation by Véronique De Herde:
Value Chain Coordination in Agri-Food