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  • Posted on July 15, 2025
    Extreme Weather, Conservation on the Minds of Midwestern Farmers

      A recent survey conducted by CALS researchers finds that Midwestern farmers are feeling the effects of extreme weather, and they view conservation practices that […]

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    Urban Development Threatens the State’s Best Agricultural Soil

      During urban expansion, soil gets covered by roads, buildings, and parking lots, a process called “soil sealing.” It reduces the soil’s ability to support […]

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    Target of Opportunity

      In Jake Brunkard’s lab in the Genetics-Biotechnology Center, you’ll find plants everywhere. The space is filled with grow carts containing tomatoes and Arabidopsis thaliana, […]

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    The Poultry Professor

      Undergrads, take heed: That career seminar your advisor recommended just might lead you to your actual career. Aaron Bodie PhD’22 is case in point. […]

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    Friday’s Philanthropy

      Charitable giving is a thread that runs through most of Fritz Friday’s life. As a young food science major at CALS in 1954, Friday […]

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