Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Jim Holte has been reelected to the American Farm Bureau Federation Board of Directors. Holte’s election to a two-year term was made by delegates at […]
The Words We Choose
Organic Farmer of the Year Greg Reynolds raised a few eyebrows at a ‘Food Dialogues’ event in Minneapolis when he said, “there are words used in conventional agriculture that just […]
Rethinking Manure Management
‘Continuous improvement’ is a buzz phrase that some people use to describe the process of how farmers are always upping their game with innovation and technology to produce more with […]
What Changed You?
We all have it, lived it and breathed it…that moment that forever changed our life. Most of us don’t recognize it as a life changing moment when it happens, but […]
Legislation Gives Large Farm Machinery Extra Room on Roundabouts
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is supporting legislation that will allow large farm machinery to safely navigate roundabouts. Senate Bill 379 and Assembly Bill 451 will allow large vehicles within […]
Meet: Adam Kolb
AFBF’s Entrepreneur Challenge Semi-Finalist Adam Kolb of Manitowoc County was selected as a semi-finalist of the 2016 Farm Bureau’s Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. As a semi-finalist he received $10,000 for his efforts to bring new […]
Nominate a Top Rural Development Initiative Today
Wisconsin Rural Partners Inc. is now accepting nominations to recognize 2016 Top Rural Development Initiatives. “Rural Wisconsin people are hard working and persistent,” said WRP executive director Rick Rolfsmeyer. “Moreover, […]
Survey Aims to Collect Farmer Feedback on USDA Programs
A new online survey launched by the American Farm Bureau Federation will collect feedback from farmers and ranchers about their experiences with 10 Agriculture Department programs housed in three agencies. […]
A Challenge to Consider
I was raised in a Farm Bureau family, so I have been a Farm Bureau member all my life. (However, I officially paid my own membership 15 years ago.) My […]
Jim Holte Reelected President of Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Jim Holte has been reelected to a fourth one-year term as the president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and Rural Mutual Insurance Company. Holte raises beef cattle and grows […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Delegates Set Policy for 2016
Delegates at the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s 96th Annual Meeting in Wisconsin Dells established new policy directives for the organization on Monday, December 7. Farm Bureau delegates adopted the policies […]
Loren Wolfe Receives ‘Distinguished Service to Farm Bureau’ Award
Buffalo County’s Loren Wolfe has received the highest award that the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation bestows upon its members. Wolfe was presented the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s ‘Distinguished Service to […]