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The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has released the 2022-2023 impact report for its...

As you know, farm policy has been stagnant in the US and our leaders must act in the new year to ensure that farmers and ranchers are...

Warm Up Your Winter with Fields Best! It’s too cold to leave the woodstove—so why not cozy up with a breakfast that’s good for you and...

The United States is an important food producer globally, in part because of its abundance of agriculturally productive soils. However,...

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Milwaukee tiene una comunidad muy activa de huertos y agricultores urbanos comprometidos con la conservación y el cultivo de alimentos...

Milwaukee has a vibrant community of urban farmers and gardeners committed to conservation and growing healthy food. However, one common...

The USDA's Agricultural Research Service, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and the ARS’s Partnership for Data Innovations have...

We are proud to announce that our own Christine Johnson, MFAI Farmer Educator Coordinator, has been selected as a fellow in the 2024-2025...

Christian Luedtke, a researcher at Michigan State University, demonstrates a prototype of a tile robot. Photo: Iowa Learning Farms By...

The Farm Answers podcast takes a deeper look at projects funded by the USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Beginning...

Sometimes first impressions are all wrong. Anyone driving Highway 80 in Iowa County this past spring might be forgiven for thinking...

On a recent December Monday, a MFAI-led Zoom call was alive with excitement.  Farmers, MFAI staff, UW Extension staff, and partners with...

Chris Bandura is a conservation cropping outreach specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Division of Extension Crops and Soils...

Through a Conservation Innovation Grant, the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and partners are using 3D imagery to map cover...

by Natasha Paris and Jeff Hadachek University of Wisconsin-Division of Extension and UW-Madison Sustainability is a common topic of...

Wisconsin environmental groups worry second Trump term will undo climate initiatives There are still things the state can do to protect...

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Mia Keady as she joins the Michael Fields team! Mia Keady is a PhD candidate in Environment...

World Soil Day 2024 | Caring for soils: measure, monitor, manage World Soil Day is observed annually on December 5 to focus attention on...

Gregg Sanford is an assistant professor of soil carbon and cropping system ecology in the Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences...