MS’10 Agroecology

Learn about soybeans with “Coolbean”

What do millennials want? The popularity of a new CALS-based program addressing global health concerns offers at least one answer.

Seeds of Hope – Literally

Researchers see promise in clusters of farmers who are willing to grow crops for biofuels

Patricia Paskov

Peru, farmers hedge their bets. Located 12,000 feet above sea level, on the side of an Andean mountain, Puno has a growing season that’s short, cool and prone to frost.

When scientists in Kenya needed help developing a certification program for seed potatoes, a CALS plant pathologist stepped up to the task. The new program […]

1. It’s a booming industry.  The American hemp industry generates sales of $450 million a year, according to the Hemp Industries Association—about a quarter from […]

CALS students and faculty are in the forefront of efforts to develop plant varieties for a burgeoning market

CALS experts offer help to a former prison farm that feeds the needy

For Wisconsin farmers dealing with wild swings in weather, adaptation is the key.