How can farms provide food, fiber and fuel for growing populations, and conserve vital physical and biological resources?
Agriculture uses land and other resources to feed the world. In the process, agriculture transforms the planet, including surface energy, water and nutrient balances, and the health of biological systems. Researchers at SAGE are improving our understanding of the physical and ecological outcomes of agriculture, and of the agricultural management and policies that can shape these outcomes. As part of this research, we work closely with colleagues in UW departments of Agronomy and Soils, The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska, Yale University and McGill University. Our projects also provide graduate research opportunities for students in the Nelson Institute’s Environment & Resources Program. Agriculture research at SAGE is currently funded by the U.S. DOE, USAID, NASA, NSF, NOAA, Wisconsin Focus on Energy, Madison Gas & Electric, and the S.C. Johnso
