Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences
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We are excited to announce our new major, Plant Science and Technology! 🎉This new major will teach students about #crops and #foodSystems while learning about new tech in #agriculture such as #drones, gene editing, and #AI. 🌱🤖
Learn more at: go.wisc.edu/pst
Learn more at: go.wisc.edu/pst
Tanikwah Lang is a Citizen of The Klamath Tribes of southern Oregon and an agroecology MS student researching how tribal led forest management techniques influence wild blueberry growth. This fall, Lang attended FAO forums in Rome, Italy. Read Lang's experience: www.fao.org/voluntary-gu...
Lessons from the river: Carrying forward the teachings of my ancestors
Written by Tanikwah Lang My fingers sting from the cold as I hold them over the fire, the warmth rushing back too quickly as the sun begins to wash away...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Tanikwah Lang is a Citizen of The Klamath Tribes of southern Oregon and an agroecology MS student researching how tribal led forest management techniques influence wild blueberry growth. This fall, Lang attended FAO forums in Rome, Italy. Read Lang's experience: www.fao.org/voluntary-gu...
We are excited to announce our new faculty Sarah Kezar! Kezar joins us as an assistant professor specializing in weed ecology and management.
Read more about Kezar's research goals, academic journey, hobbies (such as barrel racing 🐎), and more in a recent Q&A: ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2025/10/30/n...
Read more about Kezar's research goals, academic journey, hobbies (such as barrel racing 🐎), and more in a recent Q&A: ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2025/10/30/n...
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We are excited to announce our new faculty Sarah Kezar! Kezar joins us as an assistant professor specializing in weed ecology and management.
Read more about Kezar's research goals, academic journey, hobbies (such as barrel racing 🐎), and more in a recent Q&A: ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2025/10/30/n...
Read more about Kezar's research goals, academic journey, hobbies (such as barrel racing 🐎), and more in a recent Q&A: ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2025/10/30/n...
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How can short-stature corn hybrids change the game for alfalfa interseeding? Visit this #CANVAS25 poster to see how canopy light capture & competition shape yield and persistence in mixed forage systems. @asa-cssa-sssa.bsky.social @uwmadisonpas.bsky.social
#ForageSystems #CropScience #Plantscience
#ForageSystems #CropScience #Plantscience
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
How can short-stature corn hybrids change the game for alfalfa interseeding? Visit this #CANVAS25 poster to see how canopy light capture & competition shape yield and persistence in mixed forage systems. @asa-cssa-sssa.bsky.social @uwmadisonpas.bsky.social
#ForageSystems #CropScience #Plantscience
#ForageSystems #CropScience #Plantscience
Study environmental health, food sovereignty, global food systems, and more this spring in Global Food Production and Health (Agroecology 377)!
Instructor: Claudia Irene Calderón
Credits: 3
Breadth: Biological Science
Instructor: Claudia Irene Calderón
Credits: 3
Breadth: Biological Science
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Study environmental health, food sovereignty, global food systems, and more this spring in Global Food Production and Health (Agroecology 377)!
Instructor: Claudia Irene Calderón
Credits: 3
Breadth: Biological Science
Instructor: Claudia Irene Calderón
Credits: 3
Breadth: Biological Science
Looking at spring courses? Check out Genetically Modified Crops: Science, Regulation, and Controversy! Students will learn about why GM crops are created, how they are regulated, and arguments for and against their use.
*Map from GE Crops: Experiences & Prospects (2016) National Academies Press
*Map from GE Crops: Experiences & Prospects (2016) National Academies Press
October 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Looking at spring courses? Check out Genetically Modified Crops: Science, Regulation, and Controversy! Students will learn about why GM crops are created, how they are regulated, and arguments for and against their use.
*Map from GE Crops: Experiences & Prospects (2016) National Academies Press
*Map from GE Crops: Experiences & Prospects (2016) National Academies Press
Are you headed to the SACNAS NDiSTEM conference? If so, make sure to stop by booth (number 423) where our very own Fernando De La Torre will be sharing information about our graduate programs in plant breeding & plant genetics, plant science & technology, and agroecology!
October 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Are you headed to the SACNAS NDiSTEM conference? If so, make sure to stop by booth (number 423) where our very own Fernando De La Torre will be sharing information about our graduate programs in plant breeding & plant genetics, plant science & technology, and agroecology!
Students from across the state visited us for the Wisconsin Science Festival's Field Trip Day in the Discovery Building on Oct 22nd. Volunteers and department members shared fun activities like trivia, crop tasting, and even a potato race with kids aged K-12!
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Students from across the state visited us for the Wisconsin Science Festival's Field Trip Day in the Discovery Building on Oct 22nd. Volunteers and department members shared fun activities like trivia, crop tasting, and even a potato race with kids aged K-12!
Looking for spring courses? Check out Indigenous Foodways: Food and Seed Sovereignty! #Indigenous foods of North America are a vital part of modern agricultural & food systems. Indigenous foods and foodways will be examined from interdisciplinary historical, legal, biological, & social perspectives.
October 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Looking for spring courses? Check out Indigenous Foodways: Food and Seed Sovereignty! #Indigenous foods of North America are a vital part of modern agricultural & food systems. Indigenous foods and foodways will be examined from interdisciplinary historical, legal, biological, & social perspectives.
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Oh hey - this is great to see! Fox 6 in Milwaukee has integrated our data into their graphics software to give the latest Wisconet data in their weathercasts.
October 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Oh hey - this is great to see! Fox 6 in Milwaukee has integrated our data into their graphics software to give the latest Wisconet data in their weathercasts.
October 4th, Allen Centennial Garden hosted their #HarvestFestival. Attendees got to see performances, food, and art from local and international cultures. The Garden hosted groups such as the Beni Daiko Madison Japanese Taiko Drumming Group and chefs such as Qwantese Winters.
October 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
October 4th, Allen Centennial Garden hosted their #HarvestFestival. Attendees got to see performances, food, and art from local and international cultures. The Garden hosted groups such as the Beni Daiko Madison Japanese Taiko Drumming Group and chefs such as Qwantese Winters.
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Irwin Goldman breeds and conducts research on carrots, onions and table beets. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwmadisonpas.bsky.social @uwmadisoncals.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/goldman/
October 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Irwin Goldman breeds and conducts research on carrots, onions and table beets. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwmadisonpas.bsky.social @uwmadisoncals.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/goldman/
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Not as cold overall this morning as it was yesterday, but more parts of the state got into the frost and freeze criteria.
The growing season is coming to an end and it is becoming more fall-like by the day.
The growing season is coming to an end and it is becoming more fall-like by the day.
October 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Not as cold overall this morning as it was yesterday, but more parts of the state got into the frost and freeze criteria.
The growing season is coming to an end and it is becoming more fall-like by the day.
The growing season is coming to an end and it is becoming more fall-like by the day.
At the @uwmadison.bsky.social Kegonsa Research Campus, scientists from across UW and the @savannainstitute.bsky.social are growing currant berries between solar panels. This practice is known as #agrivoltaics and has many potential benefits.
Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMGH...
Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMGH...
October 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
At the @uwmadison.bsky.social Kegonsa Research Campus, scientists from across UW and the @savannainstitute.bsky.social are growing currant berries between solar panels. This practice is known as #agrivoltaics and has many potential benefits.
Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMGH...
Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMGH...
Tomorrow!
Join us October 4th at 11AM at the Memorial Union Terrace for the 20th Annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta!
These pumpkins are grown by the Goldman Lab in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences.
The event is free, and no experiences is necessary. See you there!
These pumpkins are grown by the Goldman Lab in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences.
The event is free, and no experiences is necessary. See you there!
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Tomorrow!
Tomorrow!
The Harvest Festival is back! Visit Allen Centennial Garden this weekend for great tunes, plant activities, and a special visit from the canoe that hangs in Dejope along with its Ojibwe maker. The event is free, and everyone is welcome! allencentennialgarden.wisc.edu/harvest-fest...
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Tomorrow!
The Harvest Festival is back! Visit Allen Centennial Garden this weekend for great tunes, plant activities, and a special visit from the canoe that hangs in Dejope along with its Ojibwe maker. The event is free, and everyone is welcome! allencentennialgarden.wisc.edu/harvest-fest...
September 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Harvest Festival is back! Visit Allen Centennial Garden this weekend for great tunes, plant activities, and a special visit from the canoe that hangs in Dejope along with its Ojibwe maker. The event is free, and everyone is welcome! allencentennialgarden.wisc.edu/harvest-fest...
Taigan Anderson, one of our #agroecology majors, has already completed five study abroad programs in her first two years at UW-Madison. She has traveled to Austria, France, Iceland, and Japan to study health and agriculture.
Learn more through the QR code or at: pasdept.wisc.edu/2025/09/08/a...
Learn more through the QR code or at: pasdept.wisc.edu/2025/09/08/a...
September 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Taigan Anderson, one of our #agroecology majors, has already completed five study abroad programs in her first two years at UW-Madison. She has traveled to Austria, France, Iceland, and Japan to study health and agriculture.
Learn more through the QR code or at: pasdept.wisc.edu/2025/09/08/a...
Learn more through the QR code or at: pasdept.wisc.edu/2025/09/08/a...
Join us October 4th at 11AM at the Memorial Union Terrace for the 20th Annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta!
These pumpkins are grown by the Goldman Lab in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences.
The event is free, and no experiences is necessary. See you there!
These pumpkins are grown by the Goldman Lab in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences.
The event is free, and no experiences is necessary. See you there!
September 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Join us October 4th at 11AM at the Memorial Union Terrace for the 20th Annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta!
These pumpkins are grown by the Goldman Lab in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences.
The event is free, and no experiences is necessary. See you there!
These pumpkins are grown by the Goldman Lab in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences.
The event is free, and no experiences is necessary. See you there!
Join UW-Madison in celebrating Latine Heritage Month! This year’s theme, Amor Sin Fronteras (“Love Without Borders” in Spanish), focuses on the interrelation of cultures across Latin America and the United States - and how they continue to evolve. Learn more at: go.wisc.edu/latine
September 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Join UW-Madison in celebrating Latine Heritage Month! This year’s theme, Amor Sin Fronteras (“Love Without Borders” in Spanish), focuses on the interrelation of cultures across Latin America and the United States - and how they continue to evolve. Learn more at: go.wisc.edu/latine
Welcome back for the fall semester! We'll be having some fun events at Allen Centennial Garden next week, and our department will be tabling at Plant Adoption Day. See you there!
September 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Welcome back for the fall semester! We'll be having some fun events at Allen Centennial Garden next week, and our department will be tabling at Plant Adoption Day. See you there!
Join us Wednesday for the Agronomy and Soils Field Day at Arlington Research Station! Learn more: cals.wisc.edu/extension-ou...
August 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Join us Wednesday for the Agronomy and Soils Field Day at Arlington Research Station! Learn more: cals.wisc.edu/extension-ou...
Join us tomorrow for the UW Organic Research Field Day! Learn about cropping systems, Kernza, and more. Read more at: cals.wisc.edu/extension-ou...
August 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Join us tomorrow for the UW Organic Research Field Day! Learn about cropping systems, Kernza, and more. Read more at: cals.wisc.edu/extension-ou...
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Shawn Kaeppler's research focuses on crop breeding, genetics, genomics and biotechnology. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwmadisonpas.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/kaeppler/
August 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Shawn Kaeppler's research focuses on crop breeding, genetics, genomics and biotechnology. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @uwmadisonpas.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/kaeppler/
Reminder: join us tomorrow morning at the Arlington Research Station for the Hemp Research Field Day presented by the Ellison Lab! alternativecrops.horticulture.wisc.edu/2025/06/16/h...
Photo by Sirapop “Mag” Kiatchaipipat
Photo by Sirapop “Mag” Kiatchaipipat
August 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Reminder: join us tomorrow morning at the Arlington Research Station for the Hemp Research Field Day presented by the Ellison Lab! alternativecrops.horticulture.wisc.edu/2025/06/16/h...
Photo by Sirapop “Mag” Kiatchaipipat
Photo by Sirapop “Mag” Kiatchaipipat