Matt Ruark, professor and extension specialist in Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Grower BCS Chair. Congratulations! Learn more about his appointment: ow.ly/E4Sh50PNmBE

Join us on October 3rd for the following talk "Struggles in the defense of the native corn of Oaxaca" ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2023/09/20/see… @UW_Hort

Join us on October 3rd!

We are hiring a lecturer to teach an undergraduate level course in Fruit Crop Production for the Spring semester of 2024. Details here: jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/lecturer-… #plantscijobs #fruit UW Agronomy

Congrats to Randy Jackson for A&EL's 2023 Outstanding Commentary! Grazed perennial grasslands can match current beef production while contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation doi.org/10.1002/ael2.2… Randy Jackson UW Agronomy Wiley Food Science Wiley Earth and Space Science #OpenAccess

🚨 Position opportunity: Communications Specialist for the new Department of Plant & Agroecosystem Sciences 🚨 Applications close Oct. 13 UW Agronomy @UW_Hort Learn more, apply, or share ⬇️jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/communica…

This summer, the undergraduate Badger Crops Team received several awards at the 2023 National Weed Science Contest. Congratulations! Learn more at ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2023/10/09/bad… UW Agronomy @UW_Hort Rodrigo Werle Calli Anibas

The UW Plant Sciences Graduate Student Council (PSGSC) is hosting the 13th Annual Plant Sciences Symposium titled Firmly Rooted: Perseverance through Challenges. The event will take place on Friday, November 3 at theDiscovery Building. Attendance is free

Badger Crops Team has had a busy past few days representing Badger Crops Club UW Agronomy UW–Madison CALS & Alpha Gamma Rho-Iota in St. Louis at SASES Agronomy, Crop, and Soil Science Societies 's annual meeting. Check out the highlights: Crop Judging - 🥈 & 🥉 Teams ; 1st 🏆, 6th, 7th, 10th Individuals

UW BeanTeamer Hemp Haleigh, PhD taking home the gold! 1st place poster and rapid talk in the C3 division at the Agronomy, Crop, and Soil Science Societies meeting! Haleigh will represent our division in the society wide competition on November 14th! #sweetwheat #coolbeans

Help us officially welcome our newest faculty member Steven Hall by checking out this eCALS feature on Steven! ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2023/11/08/new… UW–Madison CALS

Dr. Steven Hall is recruiting an MS student to work on agricultural water quality research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences. More info here: agroecology.wisc.edu

This year, Kikkoman USA celebrated its 50th anniversary in the U.S. and its partnership with UW–Madison CALS with a $3 million gift in support of Grassland 2.0 and the Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial. go.wisc.edu/grow-kikkoman-… UW Agronomy Randy Jackson #Fall2023Grow

The Bioeconomy conference speakers included many UW-Madison experts like Christopher Kucharik and Gregg Sanford from UW Agronomy and Erin Silva, Professor in the Plant Pathology Department and Director of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems.

WSA 50th Anniversary, Episode 3: Research featuring work conducted by Damon L. Smith Rodrigo Werle Shawn Conley youtu.be/7Uyv8wffNYg?fe… via YouTube

FISC Ag Forward will feature Marta Kohmann, who will discuss "Forages for sustainability – A systems approach" in the afternoon on Jan. 17. Learn more about Ag Forward, Kohmann, and how to register at fisc.cals.wisc.edu/offerings/fisc….

Does crop planting order impact farm profit? Join us on 1/18 to explore the impact of crop planting order on gross farm revenue. Grab your seat: ow.ly/H6IT50QpItZ

Welcome back, Badgers! We wish you a safe return to class in this slick and snowy weather.

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