Valentin Picasso

Associate Professor

University of Wisconsin - Madison

1575 Linden Dr.
460 Moore Hall - Plant Sciences
Madison, WI 53706

(w) (608) 422-9611

About

Valentín is originally from Montevideo, Uruguay. He earned his undergraduate degree in Agronomy from the Facultad de Agronomia at University of Uruguay (UDELAR) and his PhD in Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University (USA). He has researched forages, livestock grazing systems, agroecology, and adaptation to climate change at the University of Uruguay, before joining the Agronomy Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is working to develop sustainable forage and perennial grain systems that will build resilience to climate change. He is developing dual-purpose perennial cropping systems, such as intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza) intercropped with legumes, that can be grazed for forage and produce grain for food. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in International Agriculture, Agroecology, and Forages.