Ozaukee County dairy farmer, Mark Mayer, was selected as the winner of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmer and Agriculturist (YFA) Achievement Award at the organization’s 95th Annual Meeting […]
UW-Platteville Senior Wins Farm Bureau’s Discussion Meet Contest
Ethan Giebel of Juneau County was selected winner of the 2014 Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer and Agriculturist Discussion Meet contest at the organization’s 95th Annual Meeting in Wisconsin […]
Blackhawk Tech Instructor Wins Farm Bureau’s Excellence in Agriculture Award
Dustin Williams of South Wayne was selected the winner of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmer and Agriculturist (YFA) Excellence in Agriculture contest at the organization’s 95th Annual Meeting […]
Nate Zimdars is Collegiate Discussion Meet Winner
Nate Zimdars was selected the winner of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Collegiate Discussion Meet contest at the organization’s 95th Annual Meeting in Wisconsin Dells on December 7. Zimdars is […]
Holte Reelected President of WFBF
Jim Holte has been reelected for a third one-year term as the president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and Rural Mutual Insurance Company at the close of the WFBF […]
Eau Claire Educator Recognized for Agricultural Literacy Work
Tracey Tumaniec, a fifth grade teacher at Manz Elementary School in Eau Claire, is the recipient of Wisconsin Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom’s Outstanding Teacher Award. Each year the […]
Take the Romance Out of Agriculture
I’m going out with a dairy farmer. He’s pretty darn awesome if I say so myself. (And yes, I’m very biased.) I will admit that farming can be suffocatingly romantic […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation’s Ag in the Classroom Program Awards Teacher Mini-Grants
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation, through the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program, has awarded 18 Teacher Mini-Grants to Wisconsin teachers to use in agricultural literacy lessons and […]
WFBF’s Statement Regarding President Obama’s Statement on Immigration
Statement by Casey Langan, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Spokesman, Regarding President Obama’s Statement on Immigration “President Obama’s plan to fix our immigration system is not the comprehensive, long-term fix that […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau to EPA: Ditch the Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency’s and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed changes to the Waters of the U.S. rule is a power grab by the federal government according to the […]
Thanksgiving Dinner Costs More in 2014
The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner will be higher than last year according to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s annual look at the price of a Thanksgiving dinner for 10. […]
Three Appointed to Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Women’s Committee
Three Wisconsin farm women have been appointed to three-year terms on the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Committee. Amanda Carlson of Waukesha County, Amber Cordes of Barron County, and Darby […]