Moore Hall

1575 Linden Drive

Built in 1930

Moore Hall has been the home of the Department of Agronomy since 1930, when the department vacated its original building on Henry Mall and moved into this facility, which had been constructed and attached to the east side of the horticulture building. The new building was named Moore Hall, after the department’s first chair Ransom Asa (R.A.) Moore. The mission of the Department of Agronomy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is to generate, integrate and apply knowledge about crop plants that are grown for food, feed and the general benefit of humankind. Through the integration of teaching, research and extension/outreach efforts, the department seeks to solve and disseminate answers to problems and discover opportunities concerning efficiency and sustainability of production, improvements in quality, and methods for safe and environmentally-sound practices. The department is home to the Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) program, Wisconsin Crop Improvement Association (WCIA) and Foundation Seeds. R. A. Moore is considered the father of the agronomy department as well as 4-H in Wisconsin, and he played an important role in developing and enhancing Farm and Industry Short Course. Web site: www.agronomy.wisc.edu