Wondering how managed livestock grazing can contribute to justice in the food system? There is a growing call to transform the U.S. food system so […]

Mrill Ingram, CIAS research fellow and research scientist for Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, is speaking at the March 2nd Science and Technology Studies (STS) lunch […]

This workshop invites BIPOC and other historically under-served farmers, processors, distributors, and food outlets to share their successes and innovations in providing food for our […]

Jim Teal, a PhD student in the UW Department of Applied Economics, is one of 15 graduate students selected to join a year-long program to […]

As part of CIAS work on food transportation, we organized a session on food transportation policy at the 102nd Transportation Research Board meeting January 8-11, […]

How can we use data to make food supply chains more resilient? This webinar, featuring Patrick Huber from University of California Davis and Michelle Miller […]

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 […]

October 17, 2022 • Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center • Madison Registration is open until October 3. Climate Fast Forward 2022 gives everyone in […]

The Central Wisconsin Network is hosting a FREE Field Day on Friday August 19th from 1-4pm. This field day will feature the experimental hazelnut varieties […]

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 […]

Claudio Gratton, CIAS Faculty Associate, was named 2022 Entomological Science of America Fellow for his work on the landscape ecology and conservation of beneficial insects […]

Kate VandenBosch, outgoing dean of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, announced the appointment of Erin Silva as the director of […]

The CIAS Mini-Grant Program provides funding for graduate students to conduct research and outreach projects over the course of a single summer. In 2021, a […]

CIAS staff will be at World Dairy Expo 2021 – please say hi! We are helping to staff several booths and will be sharing some […]

We’re looking for some high-quality on-farm data to help improve our understanding about the who, what, why, where, and when of cover crops. Our team […]

USDA announced today thirty-three new organic research projects totaling $30m. Four of those projects funded involve University of Wisconsin researchers affiliated with CIAS, bringing $1,217,000 […]

Join student groups FHKing and Wunk Sheek for a garden tour and bonfire on September 22, 2021 from 6-7pm. Their garden plots are adjacent to […]

Registration is now open for the eight annual Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch on October 14, 2021! To support you in planning your best Crunch […]

Wisconsin is a national leader in organic agriculture, not only in the number of certified organic farms and processors within the state, but also with respect to the diversity of organic products raised and sold.

*NEW* An Sci/Dy Sci 375 – Organic Livestock and Pasture Management, 3 credits (or non-for credit, open to the public option) Open to undergraduate and […]