The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Water Act rule is rife with errors, lacks transparency and would greatly expand strict federal control over land that was previously not regulated by […]
Would You Work for Yourself?
Livestock takes lots of TLC (tender loving care). When you grow up around livestock you just KNOW it and you probably learned it by osmosis. Cows come first, no matter […]
Meet: Colette Hromadka, Crawford County
Colette joined Farm Bureau in 2002 when she and her husband, Craig, needed insurance. They attended some YFA events and county events but did not become active until 2007 when […]
Farm Bureau: Science Only Basis for Resolving Trade Issues
The ability to expand trade opportunities is vital to America’s farmers and ranchers, but using scientific standards as the basis to address barriers erected by trade partners also warrants action, […]
A New Growing Season
After a long winter, we welcome the warmer weather and the promise and hope of a new growing season. This is also the season of high school and college graduations. […]
Working to Put Common Sense Back into the WIC Rules
Did you know participants in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program can buy nutritious potatoes with a voucher at a farmer’s market, but not at their local grocer? Sound […]
Life is an Adventure
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 […]