President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Perdue announced a second round of direct aid to farmers and ranchers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. Up to $14 billion will be used […]
Marriage and Elections
Recently, I had the great joy of coming upon a group of wonderful ladies at my house that had gotten together to host a wedding shower for a niece of […]
Meet: Peter Kimball
COMMITTED TO CONSERVATION “Maybe the way we’ve always done it isn’t the best way to do it moving forward.” – Peter Kimball, Pierce County Farm Bureau member “One of the […]
Q&A with WFBF CAO Kim Pokorny
Tell us about your family. My husband, Doyle, and I have three children and live northeast of Waupun, in Fond du Lac County. We own a farm next to the […]
We Farm, We Vote!
In a normal year, we would have seen much more activity by presidential and congressional campaigns by this point. There’s less than three months left until Election Day, Nov. 3, […]
Policy Development: A Time to Share Your Voice
When this Rural Route is delivered to you, we will be in the midst of policy development season. Many districts and counties have their policy development meetings scheduled with some […]
Buckling Down on Rural Road Safety
As the weather cools, days shorten and fall harvest begins, safety on the road and farm are of the utmost importance for Wisconsin farmers. According to the Wisconsin Department of […]
Committed to Serving You As We Move Forward Together
While this year started out with a lot of enthusiasm for agriculture markets, we started hearing about a virus in China that, at the time, didn’t seem like it would […]
Bragger: Wisconsin Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Goes Completely Virtual
Please attribute the following statement to Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Joe Bragger. “After thoughtful consideration, the WFBF Board has made the decision to host the 2020 Wisconsin Farm Bureau Annual […]
Meet: The Wilfert Family
Wilfert Family Uses Technologies to Grow Quality Produce As owners of a 143-year-old family farm, Dave and Terri Wilfert embrace technology and advocate for agriculture while providing quality produce for […]
Volunteers for Agriculture® Endorse Mary Felzkowski for 12th Senate District
Mary Felzkowski of Tomahawk has been endorsed by the Volunteers for Agriculture® Committee for the 12th state Senate District. The VFA is the political action arm of the Wisconsin Farm […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau and Wisconsin Beef Council to Host Live Grilling Video
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and the Wisconsin Beef Council have partnered to host a live grilling video on Thursday, July 2 at 11:30 a.m. The livestream will be available on […]