2014 Apples Wisconsin apple production totaled 54.0 million pounds in 2014, up 13 percent from 2013, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts 2014 […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Commends House Members for Seeking Access to Canadian Dairy Market
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation commends the leadership of Wisconsin Congressmen Reid Ribble and Ron Kind for their efforts to author a bipartisan congressional letter to Canadian officials regarding key […]
Worried You’re Heavy and Wide?
Get the skinny on IOH from Rob Richard… I will be the first to admit that Wisconsin’s Implements of Husbandry (IOH) law can be confusing. The last thing I want […]
Joe Bragger is a National Soil Health Champion
The Buffalo County Land Conservation and Resource Management Department is proud to announce that Joe Bragger of Independence has been named a Soil Health Champion by the National Association of […]
WMMB Board Seats New Director, Elects Fiscal Year 2016 Leadership
At the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) annual reorganization meeting held in early July, WMMB directors elected officers to lead the organization through the next fiscal year, which began July […]
Farm Bureau Commends Attorney General on Waters of the U.S. Lawsuit
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation applauds Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel for joining a lawsuit to stop the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers from implementing the […]
Kannel Hired as Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Director of Training and Leadership Development
Wendy Kannel has been named the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Director of Training and Leadership Development. Since joining the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation in 2010, Kannel has worked as a district […]
Learning is a Two-Way Street at County Fairs
As a kid, the county fair was by far the highlight of my summer. It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed working with my animals to get them ready […]
UW Discovery Farms Announces First Ever Cash Grain Monitoring Sites
After 12 years of monitoring water quality on farms with manure applied to forage crops, the UW Discovery Farms® Program is adding a grain based farm. The Roger Rebout and […]
Pack a Picnic: It Costs Less Than $6 a Person According to Farm Bureau’s Survey
The price of a picnic this year will be just a little more expensive than last summer according to the latest Wisconsin Farm Bureau Marketbasket survey. The informal survey shows […]
One Hand at a Time
My favorite time of year is the spring. I love the sight of my perennials peeking through the ground, the smell of the tulips blooming, the sound of the tractor […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Commends Congressional Passage of Trade Promotion Authority
On Wednesday, June 24 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 […]