The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has released a new version of its popular My American Farm app for iPads, Android tablets and Kindle Fire. The app is available […]
Export Customers Commit to Buy $2.3 Billion of U.S. Soy
USB chairman commends U.S. soybean farmers for meeting customer demands for high-quality crop Buyers from China at the second-annual, soy-checkoff-funded U.S. Global Trade Exchange have agreed to buy $2.3 billion […]
Livestock Siting Technical Review Gets Underway
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Ben Brancel has appointed nine members to the Livestock Facility Siting Technical Expert Committee that will begin reviewing ATCP Rule […]
Tight Supply-Demand Balance Keeping Dairy Prices High
Milk and dairy product prices generally moved higher in August as most domestic dairy product markets remain in tight supply-demand balance, according to the latest Dairy Market Report from the […]
State Discussion Meet Contestants Announced
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 […]