The Wisconsin agricultural community is encouraged to celebrate National Ag Day on March 21. Youth Coloring Contest Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom is asking children ages 12 and under to […]
Wisconsin Aquaculture Conference ‘Moving Ahead to the Future’ will be held March 3-4
The 2017 Wisconsin Aquaculture Conference will be held at the Hotel Marshfield in Marshfield. Registration is open for the 22th annual event that will be preceded by the workshop: Permitting and […]
UW-Madison Collegiate Farm Bureau Hosts GMO Panel
The Collegiate Farm Bureau at UW-Madison will host an informational discussion panel on genetically modified organisms, or GMOs on February 23. Following the success of the Collegiate Farm Bureau’s ‘Antibiotics and Animals: […]
Culver’s Sponsors FFA Day at National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Trade Show
Culver’s is supporting the country’s next generation of agricultural leaders by sponsoring FFA Day at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show on Friday, Feb. 3, in Nashville, Tennessee. The […]
Discovery Farms Introduces The WaterWay Network
The Discovery Farms Programs of Wisconsin and Minnesota are excited to announce the launch of an online farmer-only discussion forum. The discussion forum, known as The WaterWay Network, is a […]
Knigge Farms in Omro to Host Prime Time TV Show
Knigge Farms is no stranger to visitors. The farm routinely welcomes school and church groups as well as travelers from across the country and around the world to tour the […]
Matching Grants Available Through Ag in the Classroom
The Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Program is accepting applications for matching grants that will be awarded to groups to promote agricultural literacy in K-12 schools. Ag in the Classroom […]
‘AgVocate of the Year’ Award Nominations Due January 6
Nominations are open for the 2017 AgVocate of the Year award, to be named at the Wisconsin Ag Women’s Summit held on March 10-11, 2017. Women nominated must actively and […]
Adams-Friendship Teacher Recognized for Agricultural Literacy Work
Heather Grabarski, a fifth-grade teacher at Adams-Friendship Elementary School in Adams County, is the 2016 recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom […]
Buy Local: Buy a Real Christmas Tree
Meeting consumer demands for real Christmas trees this year wont’ be a problem due to ideal weather conditions. There are plenty of trees, according to Cheryl Nicholson, executive secretary of […]
Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Less This Year
The cost for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner is at its lowest since 2010 according to Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s annual informal survey. “The survey’s total price of $47.91, when divided by […]
Brooks Farms Named 2016 Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award® Recipient
Sand County Foundation, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board and the Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association are proud to announce Brooks Farms as the recipient of Wisconsin’s […]