We could be doing better in the battle against hunger if we made fuller use of the food we grow.

Concentrating agricultural production is becoming expensive and risky. We need a broader array of foods grown closer to home.

Federal agricultural programs are beginning to reward farmers for more than just yield, but there’s still more room to incentivize best practices.

We don’t just need to grow more food. We need to grow it better.

Safe food. Healthy food. Enough food. Can we secure the bounty we take for granted for future generations? A team of CALS experts say that we can meet the world’s food challenges––and here are their best ideas for how to do it.

In the classroom, Bruce Allison delivers the tools of the trade—and a message about our connection with trees.

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PhD’01 Bacteriology

Sean Carroll says exploring the creative power of genes is the next frontier in evolutionary biology.

Researchers, farmers hope native bees will fill hole left by disapearing European cousins.

Rain keeps the grass green–even when it’s dry.

CALS helps state growers scale up for organic processing.