After 12 years of monitoring water quality on farms with manure applied to forage crops, the UW Discovery Farms® Program is adding a grain based farm. The Roger Rebout and […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Commends Congressional Passage of Trade Promotion Authority
On Wednesday, June 24 the U.S. Senate passed the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. “With 95 percent of the world’s consumers living outside of the United […]
EPA’s New Water Rule Is Even Worse than Farmers Feared
The Environmental Protection Agency finally released its new “clean water” rule and actually managed to make it worse than we expected. Despite an unprecedented marketing campaign by EPA, the proposed […]
E85 for $.85/gallon offered at Cenex stations this summer
Flex fuel vehicle owners can fill up with E85 for just $.85/gallon at participating Cenex stations this summer. The events are supported by United Cooperative, The American Lung Association in […]
Dairy Farmer Recipes, Stories Featured in Cookbook
America’s dairy farm families are sharing their personal recipes – and their stories – in a new cookbook, “The Dairy Good Cookbook: Everyday Comfort Food from America’s Dairy Farm Families”. […]
UW Discovery Farms Adds More Than 20 Farms to Nitrogen Use Efficiency Project
So far this growing season, UW Discovery Farms® has collected two types of soil samples on over 20 farms in 7 counties throughout Wisconsin. Samples will be used to understand […]
WFBF Commends Senate Passage of Trade Promotion Authority
On Friday, May 22 the U.S. Senate passed the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. “With 95 percent of the world’s consumers living outside of the United […]
Winner Announced in Cedar Crest Ice Cream’s 4-H Flavor Contest
Big Muddy, developed by the Friendly Valley 4-H Club, was chosen as the winner of the Cedar Crest Ice Cream 4-H Flavor Contest. Selected as the winner from the field […]
Dodge County to Host 2016 Alice in Dairyland Finals
Dodge County will host the 69th annual Alice in Dairyland Finals events in May 2016. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Ben Brancel made the announcement […]
Loether of Sauk City is 68th Alice in Dairyland
Teyanna Loether of Sauk City has been chosen as Wisconsin’s 68th Alice in Dairyland. As Alice, Loether will work as a communications professional for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and […]
Corn Growers and Lung Association Seeking Corn Fields for E85 Ad Campaign
Corn fields along well-traveled roads in six areas of the state are being sought for locations of an E85 ethanol advertising campaign sponsored by the American Lung Association in Wisconsin […]
$145,000 Up for Grabs: Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge
The American Farm Bureau Federation today announced applications for the Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge will be accepted beginning June 1 through June 30. Entrepreneurs will compete for $145,000 in startup funds. […]