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Food Supply Networks and AI: A Four-Webinar Series
This webinar series was made possible by the ICICLE – Intelligent CI with Computational Learning in the Environment -U.S. National Science Foundation AI Center under OAC-2112606 and organized by the UW-CALS…
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Intertribal Food Ways in the Great Lakes Region
The Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), in collaboration with Tribal partners, has launched a significant initiative aimed at supporting Native American food traditions and sovereignty in the Great Lakes…
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Food systems centers across the US
Wonder what is happening in agriculture and food systems research at other Universities and Colleges? A new interactive map can connect you. This may be useful in finding others to…
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Toward a Sustainable Agriculture
Educators are welcome to adapt and reproduce sections of the curriculum's six modules for non-commercial use. They cover an overview, field crops, animals, horticulture, organic and urban agriculture topics.
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CIAS Staff Volunteer at Green Offices Go Outside Event for Earth Fest
The third annual Green Offices Go Outside event partnered with the Lakeshore Nature Preserve for a volunteer work party during Earth Fest. CIAS Administrative Specialist Frankie Anderson Fulbright Fellow Véronique…
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State of the Grain: Defining, Evaluating, and Showcasing the Regional Grainshed in the Upper Midwest U.S.
CIAS has partnered with the Artisan Grain Collaborative and grainchain coordinators from across the United States to define, evaluate, and showcase regional grainsheds. Working with grainchain coordinators and our Project…
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Do Farmers Markets Build Community? New Research Says Yes
UW–Madison Extension Specialist, LSC Professor, and CIAS Faculty Associate Bret Shaw shares recent research highlighting how farmers markets strengthen community well-being. Read the entire article on Project for Public Spaces…
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Helene Murray retires and MISA moves to Extension
Our sister center at the University of Minnesota is about to transform. The Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) closed under UMN and is moving to the Regional Sustainable Development…
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Flax Field Day
Date: June 24, 2026 Time: 4:00pm to 5:00pm CST Location: West Madison Agricultural Research Station, 8502 Mineral Point Road, Verona, WI 53593 FREE. No registration required Join Steffen Mirsky of…
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AI tools for democratizing food networks: scaling national, regional and local
with Dr. Song Gao, Michelle Miller and Dr. Alfonso Morales,University of Wisconsin Madison, May 21, 2026 The University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted a collaborative web presentation detailingthe development of artificial intelligence…
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Who Shops at Farmers Markets in the US?
Who shops at farmers markets? In a new article in The Conversation U.S., CIAS Faculty Associate and Professor Bret Shaw (Life Sciences Communication and Division of Extension), summarizes who shops at…
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Food Flows and Digital Twins: Making Food Network Information Actionable (Summary)
Food flows and digital twins: making food network information actionable with Dr. Kushank Bajaj, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Dr. Bajaj presented a comprehensive overview of his research on…
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SUMMER RESEARCH MINIGRANT PROGRAM 2025
Azevedo-Casey, Khomenkov, Mehre, Perry, Schmidt Community-Based River Restoration & Indigenous Environmental Justice Emily Azevedo-Casey PhD, Environment and Resources Emily Azevedo-Casey (right) and Brett Fessell (left), River Section Lead for the…
