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  • 2019 SOIL, WATER & NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT MEETINGS

    November 21, 2019

    Registration fee is $45 (includes registration, information packet, and lunch) {4 hours of Certified Crop Advisor CEU credits — 2 NM and 2 SW} Tuesday, […]

  • CONGRATULATIONS

    Congratulation to Nick Balster (Associate Professor) for receiving the Fall 2019 Honored Instructor Award.  Each semester, University Housing residents have the opportunity to recognize outstanding […]

  • IN THE NEWS

    October 28, 2019

    Joel Pedersen (Professor) Check out the Wisconsin Public Radio press report on Joel’s research – hhttps://www.wpr.org/study-bleach-deactivates-cwd-prions-metal-surfaces.       Geoff Siemering (Outreach Specialist) Geoff was […]

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Quotes

“Soil is the hidden, secret friend, which is the root domain of lively darkness and silence.”

(F.D. Hole, Emeritus professor of Soil Science)

Students: Dig In!

Are you a prospective student? Check out our degree options for grads and undergrads. Check out the seminars and events page to see what's happening in and around the department. Looking for cutting edge research? We have it! Discover our research programs and the dynamic faculty and staff behind them.

Department News

  • 2019 SOIL, WATER & NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT MEETINGS
  • CONGRATULATIONS
  • IN THE NEWS
  • Global Conference on Sandy Soils
  • Soil Science Welcomes

Extras

A Day in the Life of a Soil Scientist - Matt Ruark. Read the SSSA interview

Soil Maps of Wisconsin

Some Noteworthy Soil Science in Wisconsin

Soil science webcam
Live view from atop the King Hall turret!

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