A growing number of Wisconsin high schools have constructed greenhouses to help teach students about agriculture, food and science amid increased interest in careers in those fields. The facilities, which can […]
Ag Items See Action on Capitol Hill
The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday reported three bills supported by Farm Bureau that make permanent tax provisions that expired at the end of last year. They are: […]
Ag Items See Action on Capitol Hill
The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday reported three bills supported by Farm Bureau that make permanent tax provisions that expired at the end of last year. They are: […]
Wisconsin Ag Exports Keep Growing
The value of Wisconsin agricultural product exports continues to grow at a double digit pace. Export numbers released by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) show […]
Noted Economist Finds EPA Analysis of Water Rule Flawed
The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Water Act rule is rife with errors, lacks transparency and would greatly expand strict federal control over land that was previously not regulated by […]
Farm Bureau: Science Only Basis for Resolving Trade Issues
The ability to expand trade opportunities is vital to America’s farmers and ranchers, but using scientific standards as the basis to address barriers erected by trade partners also warrants action, […]
Working to Put Common Sense Back into the WIC Rules
Did you know participants in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program can buy nutritious potatoes with a voucher at a farmer’s market, but not at their local grocer? Sound […]
Program offers compensation for crop, livestock producers experiencing wildlife damage
Crop or livestock owners who have experienced or anticipate any agricultural damage caused by white-tailed deer, elk, black bear, wild turkeys, cougar or Canada geese may be eligible for damage […]
Rural Mutual Insurance Company Celebrates 80th Anniversary
Rural Mutual Insurance Company is proud to celebrate providing 80 years of insurance services to farms, families, businesses and industries across the state of Wisconsin. The Madison-based insurance company was […]
5 Reasons Ditch the Rule is Cool
Static, cluttered websites dedicated to public policy issues litter the Internet. But a handful of policy websites rise above the ho-hum. Check out the AFBF news release for five reasons […]
Stop the HIT Launches Campaign Against Rising Health Care Costs
The Stop the HIT Coalition, a broad-based group representing the nation’s small business owners, their employees and the self-employed, today launched a small business pushback campaign against rising health care […]
The Farm Bill: How it Works
The American Farm Bureau Federation has produced a new series of videos and launched a website (http://goo.gl/ujjnny) to help farmers, landowners and other stakeholders better understand the provisions of the […]