Category: Climate Change
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Posted on July 24, 2024
Urban food systems report released
Strengthening urban and peri-urban food systems to achieve food security and nutrition, in thecontext of urbanization and rural transformation, is the latest report from the […]
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Posted on August 21, 2023
Food systems and climate change prep for COP 28 in November
Heads of State and Government gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on 18-19 September 2023 to review progress toward the 2030 Agenda and its […]
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Posted on February 15, 2023
INFAS Annual Summit March 3
CIAS is part of a consortium of sustainable agriculture centers around the country. On March 3, academics working in this field will gather to learn […]
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14th Annual Upper Midwest Hazelnut Growers Conference
Registration is open for this year’s Hazelnut Growers Conference in Decorah, Iowa, the heart of the Driftless. The Iowa Nut Growers Association are hosting the […]
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Posted on December 19, 2022
Transportation policy for agriculture and food
CIAS holds a seat on the National Academy of Sciences standing committee on agriculture and food. We are leading a session at the upcoming NAS […]
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Posted on September 14, 2022
Climate Fast Forward 2022
October 17, 2022 • Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center • Madison Registration is open until October 3. Climate Fast Forward 2022 gives everyone in […]
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Posted on August 11, 2022
Call for sustainable agriculture preproposals
The USDA’s North Central Region-Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) program released its annual call for Research and Education Grant Preproposals, available online at http://www.northcentralsare.org/Grants/Our-Grant-Programs/Research-and-Education The […]
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Posted on June 15, 2022
Global Action to End Hunger: Prospects for 2030
Four people in the CIAS network will discuss efforts to reach the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #2 — zero hunger by 2030: ‘End hunger, […]
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Posted on March 28, 2019
Comparing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Dairy Systems (CIAS Research Brief #101)
Calculating greenhouse gas emissions of different farming systems is complex, and the results of each study depend on the geographic area considered and specific assumptions about management.
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Posted on February 22, 2017
Options for Weed Control in Hazelnut Plantings (CIAS Research Brief #98)
If the goal is to prevent soil erosion, protect water resources and promote an ecologically diverse wildlife-friendly agro-ecosystem, alternative methods of weed control for hazelnuts are needed.