Awards for the top communications specialists were presented during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2014 Strategic Policy, Advocacy, Resources and Communications Conference, held June 17-19 in Kansas City, Missouri. Wisconsin […]
Meet: Dana Seis, Adams County
Dana Seis is married to Joe Seis and they have three children. Dana works as a Farm Service Agent at Marquette-Adams-Waushara USDA office. She also helps her husband on their […]
Meet: Ethan Giebel
Most farm kids have an area of specialty in agriculture, but Ethan Giebel says, “I feel like a jack of all trades, master of none.” His farm background includes harvesting […]
Meet: Nicole Adrian
A farm girl with an off-farm job, Nicole Adrian rarely misses a chance to work agriculture into a conversation. “Many times I use my work at the pharmacy to tell […]
Meet: Jillian Beaty
“I wanted to be a brain surgeon from fourth through ninth grade,” Jillian Beaty said with a laugh, “but I didn’t have a steady hand and I cannot cut a […]
Milk Travels in Good Hands
We take it for granted, yet it’s one of the most important steps in getting a high quality end product to consumers. Hauling milk to our dairy plant is orchestrated […]
Meet: Kim Vanden Avond, Brown County
Kim Vanden Avond serves on the Brown County Farm Bureau board and is the Women’s Committee chair. She’s attended the Wisconsin Ag Women’s Summit, the District 6 Fall Women’s Summit, […]
Grandpa’s Handwritten Obituary
Kale had an awesome assignment for the last “project” of the year. He had to make a family tree three generations back from him. Now this tree only needed to […]
Knock Knock Jokes by My Sons
Mother’s Day is just another day on the farm for me. It doesn’t really matter what the holiday is, there is still work to be done. Cows don’t milk themselves […]
We Still Dream
When I was little I can remember dreaming about who I would marry, how many kids I would have and what I would do for a living. I was lucky […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Awards Matching Grants to Ag Literacy Projects
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation awarded 18 matching grants totaling $8,084 to Wisconsin schools and organizations to use for agricultural literacy lessons and activities. The grants provide funding for a […]
Keeping Our Memories Alive
I am the proud daughter of a dairy farmer; I was born and raised on a 50-cow farm. I can remember some of the fun times growing up, like walking […]