A new animated video produced by the American Farm Bureau Federation is part of the organization’s popular Ditch the Rule campaign. The two-and-a-half minute animation explores how the Environmental Protection […]
USDA Sending Acreage History and Yield Reports to Help Farmers Prepare for New Farm Bill Programs
Data will Help Farmers and Ranchers to Select the Coverage Options that Their Fit Needs U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced that farmers […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Announces Excellence in Ag Finalists
Four individuals have been selected as Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Excellence in Ag finalists and will compete in December for the top honor. The Excellence in Ag award recognizes members of […]
Ag in the Classroom Offers Teacher Mini-Grants
Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program is offering grants up to $100 to pre-school through high school teachers, in a public or private school system, to fund projects […]
Theatrical Release of FARMLAND Ends, Screening in More Than 170 Markets Nationwide
The extended theatrical run of the feature-length documentary FARMLAND, by Oscar® and two-time Emmy® winning filmmaker James Moll, will reach its end this week after playing in more than 170 […]
Food: A Lost Art in the U.S.
I admired the crops as our car sped through the countryside, seeing nearly-ripe wheat, rapeseed, corn, pasture and some occasional cows. Food was top of mind during our recent family sojourn […]
USDA Urged to Restore Official Inspection Services at Pacific Northwest Port
Citing the “extremely troubling precedent” being set, 22 national, regional and state agricultural producer, commodity and agribusiness organizations have urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take immediate action […]
More Than 190,000 Acres Added to Ag Enterprise Areas
Wisconsin is approaching 1 million acres in agricultural enterprise areas with the latest round of petitions approved for the designation, Sec. Ben Brancel announced today at a meeting of the […]
Potato Late Blight Hits Wisconsin; Growers are Prepared!
A potato disease known as Late blight is threatening some Wisconsin potato fields, but growers are well aware and making strides to prevent it from spreading. Late blight is the […]
Produce Traceability Initiative: Back to the Basics
Many years ago there was a connection between the consumer and the farmer and that connection created a level of trust. Before the days of large national retailers local produce […]
High Milk Prices Still Keeping Dairy Cows in the Herd
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.82 billion pounds in June, down 1 percent from the 3.85 billion pounds produced in June 2013, according to USDA’s latest […]
White Mold in Soybeans a Concern Across Midwest
White Mold, caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, is not common every year in this region, but farmers that have battled the disease in the past will want to assess the […]