One of the garden’s most valuable outcomes was hands-on learning. The grant allowed the university to create paid student positions, offering opportunities in sustainable urban agriculture and ...

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension Crops and Soils Program has introduced two new resources to support field crop scouts - the Field Scouting Report Template and the Scouting ...

Supporting these efforts is the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN), a national collaboration funded by USDA NIFA. Created in response to the major Mississippi and Missouri river floods of ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the National Weather Service have extended the Red Flag Warning into Monday, May 12, due to dangerous fire conditions across northern Wisconsin.

The Dairy Innovation Hub’s annual Dairy Symposium is scheduled for Wednesday, May 14, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Memorial Union. This in-person event welcomes academic audiences, students, and ...

A fully automated spraying drone platform claimed the top prize at the third annual Farm Robotics Challenge, held on May 8, 2025, in Davis.

Dr. Muramoto’s pioneering research, particularly in strawberry farming, has had a profound impact. Alongside Dr. Carol Shennan at UC Santa Cruz, he developed alternatives to methyl bromide for ...

Times are challenging for farmers as input costs remain high while agricultural commodity prices continue to decline. The USDA's Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) is offering some relief, ...

The letter urges lawmakers to reject the expected budget reconciliation cuts, which, if enacted, could prevent the passage of a new, full five-year farm bill. The letter was sent ahead of the House ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through U.S. southern border ports due to the rapid spread of New World Screwworm ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins has outlined her strategy and schedule for distributing nearly $21 billion in disaster relief funding to American farmers and ranchers.

The University of Idaho claimed first place overall at the 2025 National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, held April 27 through May 2 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Competing against 26 other ...