Teachers and volunteers can ‘Board the Bus’ on July 18-19 to learn how to incorporate agricultural concepts into their curricula, network with fellow educators and obtain free resources for students […]
Isoxaflutole Use Limited to 12 Wisconsin Counties
*Information provided by Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. As pesticide dealers and applicators and crop farmers may know, rules about using herbicides containing isoxaflutole have been changing […]
UW-Madison Collegiate Farm Bureau to Host Annual Ag Day on Campus
Collegiate Farm Bureau at UW-Madison will celebrate its annual Ag Day on Campus with the theme ‘Good farmers. Good food. Great future.’ The event will take place Wednesday, April 19, […]
Ag in the Classroom Coloring Contest Winners
The Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Program is pleased to announce the three winners of the National Ag Day coloring contest. There were nearly 120 entries received between the three […]
Rural Landowners Should Check 2017 Tax Assessments
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation urges rural landowners to check their property tax assessments this spring. “Land on Wisconsin farms generally falls into one of five classifications,” explained Paul Zimmerman, […]
Southeast Wisconsin Farm Bureau Group Donates to Wildfire Relief Efforts
The tenth annual District 1 Young Farmer and Agriculturist Spring Fling was held on Saturday, March 18 at the Columbian in West Bend. More than 350 attendees collected $750 for […]
Wildfire Relief Efforts
On March 6, wildfires swept through an estimated 1.5 million acres in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Colorado.Farmers and ranchers in those areas need your help. Your donation to one of the […]
Farm Bureau Leaders Visit D.C.
Graduates of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Leadership Institute and Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Board of Directors visited Washington, D.C. February 27-March 3. The trip marked the completion of the Leadership Institute, […]
Mess Named 2017 AgVocate of the Year at Wisconsin Ag Women’s Summit
Carrie Mess of Milford was named the 2017 AgVocate of the Year at the Wisconsin Ag Women’s Summit held March 10 and 11 in Madison. More than 250 women were […]
DATCP Clarifies Age Requirements for Pesticide Use
DATCP has been getting questions lately from farmers about changes to pesticide use laws – specifically to new requirements that pesticide handlers and applicators be at least 18 years old. It’s […]
Leopold Conservation Award® Program Seeks Nominees
Sand County Foundation, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association are accepting applications for the $10,000 Leopold Conservation Award, which honors Wisconsin […]
Ag Day at the Capitol is March 8
Ag Day at the Capitol will be held March 8 at the Monona Terrace in Madison. Ag Day at the Capitol is the largest gathering of farmers from across the […]