The Three Sisters is a method of planting corn, beans, and squash in close proximity. The method was developed by Indigenous peoples in North […]

  In the fall 2020 issue of Grow, Eric Hamilton highlighted a team of CALS scientists and their search for alternatives to synthetic crop fertilizers. […]

  In 1909, the German chemist Fritz Haber sparked an agricultural revolution. Using enormous pressures and high temperatures, he had learned how to efficiently transform […]

The term is “nitrogen fixation.” No, it doesn’t refer to an unhealthy obsession with one of the most common chemical elements on Earth. Rather, it’s […]

Highly productive corn varieties have more trouble adapting to changing environmental conditions, so more balanced breeding may be needed

Perennial crop yields can compete with corn stover, study suggests

CALS scientists from a wide range of disciplines help forge the future of a growing field

Wisconsin farmers are well positioned to take advantage of a new market—but getting there will take some fresh vision and a little retooling

Partnerships with our nearest neighbors give CALS students firsthand experience with diversity of both crops and cultures

Bill Tracy knew it was coming. But the burst of sweetness from the ear of corn he’d just bitten into was so swift that he […]

Overuse of corn has clouded the image of America’s biggest crop. Can genetics help reshape corn’s future?