The title of this blog pretty much sums up the last month for me. I’ve traveled almost 1,700 miles since my last post and life on my end has been […]
Program offers compensation for crop, livestock producers experiencing wildlife damage
Crop or livestock owners who have experienced or anticipate any agricultural damage caused by white-tailed deer, elk, black bear, wild turkeys, cougar or Canada geese may be eligible for damage […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Supports Wisconsin FFA
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation has generously made a donation to the Wisconsin FFA Foundation that will benefit over 19,000 Wisconsin FFA student members across the state. Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation’s […]
Rural Mutual Insurance Company Celebrates 80th Anniversary
Rural Mutual Insurance Company is proud to celebrate providing 80 years of insurance services to farms, families, businesses and industries across the state of Wisconsin. The Madison-based insurance company was […]
5 Reasons Ditch the Rule is Cool
Static, cluttered websites dedicated to public policy issues litter the Internet. But a handful of policy websites rise above the ho-hum. Check out the AFBF news release for five reasons […]
Stop the HIT Launches Campaign Against Rising Health Care Costs
The Stop the HIT Coalition, a broad-based group representing the nation’s small business owners, their employees and the self-employed, today launched a small business pushback campaign against rising health care […]
The Farm Bill: How it Works
The American Farm Bureau Federation has produced a new series of videos and launched a website (http://goo.gl/ujjnny) to help farmers, landowners and other stakeholders better understand the provisions of the […]
Wisconsin Potato Growers: Innovators in Sustainability
Central Wisconsin is the prime growing region for Wisconsin potatoes and vegetables; it has it all–pristine landscapes, great outdoor activities, and valuable farmland. Thankfully, due to the innovative work of […]
OMG! GMO. What’s All the Buzz About?
The growing discussion about GMO presence in our food chain has become a platform for anti-agriculture propaganda. As a young farmer and agriculturist, I have a desire to share my […]
Wisconsin’s Specialty Crop Production and Processing Provide Significant Economic Boost
Did You Know Wisconsin’s specialty crop production and processing account for more than $6 billion in economic activity? $6.4 billion, to be exact, and almost 35,000 jobs across the state! […]
Civic Duty? Civic Honor!
It seems I have often heard people lament about being on jury duty or even being on call for jury duty. It saddens me to hear this. For the past […]
Wisconsin YFA Member Earns Tractor
Maintaining its support for young producers who show leadership in the agriculture industry, Case IH awarded nine new Farmall® tractors to the runners-up of the 2014 American Farm Bureau Federation […]