Catch Up with … Andy Fisher, Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) ’99

For Andy Fisher, farming isn’t just a way to make a liv­ing. It’s a way of life. “I feel it’s one of the most honest […]

Farm Tour Enriches FISC Experience

Since 1886, the Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) has been drawing students to the UW–Madison campus for certificate-level education as they pursue careers in […]

Final Exam Fall 2018

Drones, Joysticks, and Data-Driven Farming

Brian Luck grew up on an 800-acre corn and soybean farm in western Kentucky, so he knows well the look of a planted field from […]

Vector Vigilance

When you visit the UW Arboretum, you go to take a stroll through the woodlands, prairies, and flowering trees. You go to navigate the boardwalks […]

Forgotten Molecules

On a rainy day last fall, chemist Scott Wildman left his office on the UW– Madison campus and drove to a retirement community on the […]

Welcome, Future Problem Solvers

In this issue of Grow — as with all issues of the magazine — you’ll get a close look at our scholars as they tackle […]

Five things everyone should know about … Fireflies

1. Fireflies, or lightning bugs, are a type of winged beetle known for producing light. There are more than 2,000 species found throughout the world, […]

How about Some Granola with That?

Yogurt already has a lot going for it. A fermented dairy food, it is rich in calcium, vitamin D, and protein. Its mildly sour taste […]

Survey on the Future of Grow

  It’s been more than a decade since Grow first launched. In that time, we’ve printed more than 30 issues. That’s over 1,200 pages filled […]

Eyes on an American Marten Revival

The American marten, a small, elusive member of the weasel family, was long thought to be extinct in Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands. Now, thanks in part […]

Class Act | Leah Johnson and Sustainability as the New Standard

Leah Johnson BSx’19 didn’t have cable TV until her freshman year of high school. Even after the box arrived, her parents enforced a daily one-hour […]