If you closed your eyes — and maybe if David Bartling BS’13 wasn’t trying to shout over the roar of harvesting machinery — you […]

  In the King Hall greenhouse on the UW campus, Rebecca Smith stands amid a potted jungle of sorghum, clipping stalk segments into a plastic […]

  Laura Duesterbeck Johnson BS’03 always felt the pressure of succession when she was growing up on a farm in Walworth County. The property had […]

  Not long ago, I had a meaningful conversation with a friend of CALS, Susan Crane. Susan and her husband, Bob Crane, raised their children […]

  In a state known for dairy, honey is not the first agricultural product to come to mind. But there’s more honey in the Badger […]

  In the aftermath of her grandmother’s diagnosis with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease, Naureen Kamal BSx’26 developed a keen interest in the life sciences. […]

  Last fall, Amal Vellani BSx’26 found herself serving as a private detective of sorts. As part of the Community Resource Navigator Program (CRNP), Vellani […]

  The COVID-19 pandemic had a silver lining for some: The sudden interruption of daily routines was an opportunity to reconsider life choices. This was […]

  Frogs, toads, salamanders, and other amphibians are disappearing as fast as — or faster than — any other class of animals around the world […]

  It’s well-known among scientists that viruses can alter the makeup and function of ecosystems. For example, they promote microbial diversity by infecting and killing […]

  Plant wildflowers, save the bees — or so the thinking goes. Agricultural authorities around the world promote restoring hedgerows and seeding flower strips between […]

  In A Win-Win-Win in Hawaii (Grow, spring 2023), Elise Mahon highlighted a study of the ecological, economic, and cultural benefits of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National […]