Is my farm equipment Category A, B or C? What’s my per axle weight limit on a state highway? What’s an Ag-CMV? All good questions about Wisconsin’s new Implements of […]
Ag in the Classroom Program Announces 2015 Essay Topic and Book of the Year
“Why are bees important to Wisconsin Agriculture?” is the topic of the essay contest from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program. “Our 2015 Book of the Year […]
GROWMARK Reports Estimated Year-End Financial Results
Solid volume growth in GROWMARK business units produced record sales for the cooperative for the 2014 fiscal year, which ends August 31. Jeff Solberg, chief executive officer, reported unaudited, estimated […]
Making a Farmer Out Of Me
“You’re making a farmer out of me.” I made that remark to my boyfriend when he and I were milking cows at his farm one night a few weeks ago. […]
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance Launches New I AM FARMLAND Campaign
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance is launching a new campaign today titled I AM FARMLAND, which is geared to help support the expanded distribution of FARMLAND, a new feature […]
Enrollment in New Dairy Risk Management Program Open Until Nov. 28
USDA Launches New Web Tool to Help Producers Manage Unforeseen Economic Challenges USDA Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Brad Pfaff, today announced that starting Sept. 2, 2014, farmers […]
Fall Harvest Weight Limits Begin September 1
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is reminding farmers that fall harvest weight limits take effect from September 1, through December 31. “With the fall harvest just around the corner, farmers […]
Selling Out
Back when I was in high school, I was kind of a know-it-all. I had an answer for basically everything (and for the most part that has remained unchanged). Sometimes […]
July Consumer Price Index Reveals Higher Food Prices
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest report, the food index rose 0.4 percent in July, its fifth increase at least that large in the last 6 months. The […]
NRCS Offers Conservation Practices to Improve Soil Health and Protect Natural Resources
Farmers will want to plan ahead and sign up early this year for USDA conservation funding. State Conservationist Jimmy Bramblett, of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), announced that […]
Farm Bill Allows Early Termination for Certain CRP Contracts
USDA Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Brad Pfaff reminds producers that as of August 6, producers with acres under contract through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can apply […]
Grenawalt Joins Department of Animal Sciences Extension Team
The University of Wisconsin Madison-Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension are pleased to announce the hiring of Alissa Grenawalt […]