The Discussion Meet contest gives young members a chance to demonstrate their speaking skills on agricultural-related topics. Contestants are judged on their problem-solving skills as they discuss timely topics with […]
Farm Bureau on USDA Projections for Corn, Soybean Yield
The Agriculture Department’s latest report on agricultural supply and demand for the 2014-2015 marketing year confirms that U.S. grain producers can expect record yields and low market returns, the American […]
Got High Milk Prices?
There is no doubt that consumers are seeing and paying higher food prices at the grocery store these days. The Wall Street Journal’s September 10 Market Watch says “Rising milk […]
Crop Production Report: Highest Corn Yield on Record
The Agriculture Department latest Crop Production report, also issued this afternoon, shows corn production is forecast at 14.4 billion bushels, up 3 percent from both the August forecast and from […]
My (Every Other) Thursday Surprise
I anticipate every other Thursday. The dog begins to bark. A red truck pulls into my driveway. A young man gets out and totes a small box into my kitchen. […]
Conservation Stewardship Program Draws 450 Wisconsin Farmers
More than 450 Wisconsin farmers and forest landowners have successfully enrolled in the Conservation Stewardship Program for 2014. This is the fifth year that this program has been open throughout Wisconsin. […]
Wisconsin Dairy Receives Court Go Ahead
In a decision issued last week, Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Boldt removed a major obstacle to the construction of the Richfield Dairy by resolving challenges to two high capacity wells […]
Meet: John Piechowski
You could say honey runs through John Piechowski’s veins. As an owner of Henry’s Honey, the Waushara County Farm Bureau member is one of Wisconsin’s few full-time beekeepers. Henry’s Honey […]
Three Dane County Horses Test Positive for EHV-1
Three horses from an equine boarding and training facility in Dane County have tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), says Dr. Paul McGraw, Wisconsin’s State Veterinarian with the Department of […]
Who Are You?
Growing up I was always Cheri Timm, the daughter of Allen and Jean Timm. Most people knew my parents; it wasn’t until after I moved out of Seymour, the small […]
Meet: Cheryl Duchow, Manitowoc County
Cheryl Duchow is from Manitowoc County and has served as Women’s Committee co-chair for more than 10 years. She has been involved with Farm Bureau since she was a teenager […]
House to Consider Bills Stopping EPA’s WOTUS Rulemaking
The Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 5078), introduced by Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Fla.), was approved in the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee in […]