We live in a society where people see little difference between pampered pets and livestock; where social media can generate a firestorm of public outrage about the death of an […]
Katie Reichling Graduates from Women’s Communications Boot Camp
The American Farm Bureau Federation honored 16 farm and ranch leaders as graduates of the organization’s ninth annual Women’s Communications Boot Camp, including Wisconsin’s own Katie Reichling. “The Women’s Communication […]
Farmers Make the Best Lobbyists
While they may have wished to be farming back in Wisconsin, the three days in Washington, D.C., that I spent with a group of Farm Bureau members in September produced […]
How to Survive Another 150 Years
Survivors. That’s how Ben Brancel, Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary, described the multi-generational audience of calloused hands and humble smiles before him. I was honored to […]
Labor’s Two-Headed Monster
Depending on what you read and who you listen to, your opinion of our nation’s workforce’s most pressing problem probably focuses on either worker shortages or immigration. Could these two […]
Meet: Arch Morton Jr.
Learning from what life dishes out is a lesson Arch Morton Jr., knows well. A barn fire and Farm Bureau’s Leadership Institute course are two starkly different events that helped shape his […]
Meet: Joe and Liz Henry
Farm Bureau Members Age Bourbon the Wisconsin Way Earlier this year, Dane County Farm Bureau members Joe and Liz Henry introduced their award-winning, Wisconsin-made bourbon to the craft distillery industry. Already […]
Melissa Doyle Hired as New Farm Bureau District Coordinator
Melissa Doyle has been hired by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation as the new district coordinator in southwestern Wisconsin. Doyle will be responsible for working with county Farm Bureaus to […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Applauds Court’s WOTUS Ruling
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation applauds a federal court’s order to stop nationwide enforcement of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. “We are pleased with the Federal District […]
Expo, Lambeau, Family Photos and a Chicken Salad Sandwich
One of the many perks of working for Riesterer and Schnell is their family fun day each year. This year it happened to fall on the first week of October, […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Testifies in Favor of High Capacity Well Bill
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation supports legislation that will provide certainty to farmers with existing high capacity wells on their farms. Paul Zimmerman, WFBF’s Executive Director of Governmental Relations, testified […]
Manitowoc County Young Farmer Named Semi-finalist of American Farm Bureau’s Entrepreneur Challenge
Adam Kolb of Manitowoc County has been selected as a semi-finalist of the 2016 Farm Bureau’s Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. As a semi-finalist he will receive $10,000 for his efforts to […]