America’s dairy farm families are sharing their personal recipes – and their stories – in a new cookbook, “The Dairy Good Cookbook: Everyday Comfort Food from America’s Dairy Farm Families”. […]
Barron Student Wins Ag in the Classroom Essay Contest
Bryce Henning, a fifth grade student from Barron, is the statewide winner of the Ag in the Classroom essay contest. Wisconsin fourth and fifth graders were asked to write a […]
UW Discovery Farms Adds More Than 20 Farms to Nitrogen Use Efficiency Project
So far this growing season, UW Discovery Farms® has collected two types of soil samples on over 20 farms in 7 counties throughout Wisconsin. Samples will be used to understand […]
WFBF Commends Senate Passage of Trade Promotion Authority
On Friday, May 22 the U.S. Senate passed the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. “With 95 percent of the world’s consumers living outside of the United […]
Winner Announced in Cedar Crest Ice Cream’s 4-H Flavor Contest
Big Muddy, developed by the Friendly Valley 4-H Club, was chosen as the winner of the Cedar Crest Ice Cream 4-H Flavor Contest. Selected as the winner from the field […]
Collegiate Farm Bureau at UW-Madison Elects 2015-16 Officer Team
Collegiate Farm Bureau at UW-Madison elected new officers for the upcoming school year at its annual banquet on Tuesday, May 5 at the University Club on the University of Wisconsin […]
Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Awards Thousands to Schools and Organizations to Fund Ag Literacy Projects
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation’s Ag in the Classroom program has awarded 18 matching grants to Wisconsin schools and organizations to expand agricultural literacy. The grants, totaling more than $8,300, […]
Pioneering the Future of Agriculture
Collegiate Farm Bureau at UW-Platteville hosted the third annual Ag Day on Campus on April 29. This year’s theme was “Pioneering the Future of Agriculture” in correspondence with UW-Platteville’s […]
You Don’t Know What You Have Until It’s Gone
Author’s note: this post was written with permission from the Sontag family. The saying, “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone,” never rang more true than it did […]
Joint Finance Committee Takes Action on Ag Items
The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee took the following actions today regarding the state’s 2015-17 biennial budget. Producer-Led Watershed Grants Wisconsin farmers continue to address nonpoint source pollution by implementing best […]
Learning to Listen with our Ears and Speak with our Hearts
American agriculture is buzzing with many pride-driven messages including; We Grow – You Eat, No farms = No food, and Give us a Break, We’re just trying to Feed the […]
A Farm Field Trip for Teachers
Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Hosts Bus Tour for Educators, Volunteers How often do you get the chance to walk in a cranberry bog? Or see how machinery gets from […]