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 […]
Meet: Leslie Svacina, St. Croix County
Leslie Svacina, a five-year Farm Bureau member, is no stranger to agriculture. She and her husband Scott recently started their own herd of meat goats. Today they have 13 head […]
Meet: Jolene Wester, Polk County
Jolene Wester of Centuria in Polk County is certain of one thing: no two days are ever the same. Her family has a crop farm with corn and snap beans […]
Ag Day Recap
As student organization leaders, it’s always fun to sit back and watch your members enjoy success. Last week, we had the chance to do so. We couldn’t be more excited […]
American Farm Bureau Federation Joins AgGateway
Reflecting the increasing importance of data usage and privacy issues to America’s farmers, the American Farm Bureau Federation has joined AgGateway, the non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, enabling and expanding […]
Fieldprint Calculator uses a USDA tool to help farmers track water quality improvement
A nonprofit for sustainable agriculture recently launched a new metric in its calculator that relies on a popular tool from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Field to Market, the Alliance […]
Farm Bureau Fights EPA, Tells Members to ‘Ditch the Rule’
The American Farm Bureau Federation today asked its members to resist a proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency that it says will impose unworkable regulations on the nation’s farms. […]
Farm Bureau Applauds Revamp of Farm Machinery Laws
Governor Scott Walker signed a bill into law that clarifies definitions of farm machinery, and makes it legal to operate such equipment on public roads. “The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation […]
It’s Not All About Membership
It has been quite some time since my last blog and I have gone several thousand miles traveling around northwest Wisconsin. It is finally getting to that time of year […]