“Suicide doesn’t just impact that one person; it impacts the whole family.” Brenda Statz, Sauk County Farm Bureau member Oct. 8, 2018, is a day that will haunt Brenda for […]
2020: A Year to Remember
Last year we celebrated 100 years of Wisconsin Farm Bureau. What a way to start a new century than to have 2020 hit us with its challenges. We met those […]
Wisconsin Members to Serve on AFBF Issue Advisory Committees
Four Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation members have been named to American Farm Bureau’s Issue Advisory Committees. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 13 committees will meet virtually in February. AFBF’s Issue […]
A Sustainable Harvest
As farmers, we know we are part of a bigger story. We are caretakers of the land for a time, following in the footsteps of generations before us. My farm […]
Andrea Brossard Re-Appointed to American Farm Bureau’s Promotion and Education Committee
Andrea Brossard has been re-appointed by the American Farm Bureau Federation to its Promotion and Education Committee for the 2021-2023 term beginning at the conclusion of the 2021 AFBF FUSION […]
Help to Make the Season Bright
Anyone who’s spent any time around farmers knows that they are strong, independent and courageous, often in the face of overwhelming odds. Year after year, farmers and ranchers deal with […]
Farm Bureau Is a Partner on the Path Toward Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform
Let’s start with something we can agree on: 2020 has been an unpredictable year for the dairy industry. We began the year optimistic that the higher milk prices posted at […]
All I Want for Christmas is Rural Broadband
As I sat in my car outside a coffee shop 45 minutes away from my parents’ house, I couldn’t help but feel the anger and frustration swell inside of me. […]
Farm Bureau Member Designs Memorable Quilt
Recently, Rock County Farm Bureau member Ronna Morton-Ballmer finished a Farm Bureau-themed quilt that will adorn the WFBF office. About a year ago, Ronna was contacted to see if she […]
Connection and Support
By any measure, 2020 has been an unusual year. Some people have described it as the year when time stopped or the year where the future was cancelled. On the […]
2020 Election: The Dust Has Settled
The dust has settled after another election and the political landscape has changed once again. In what is very fitting for 2020, we have plenty of change at the federal […]
Meet: Dan and Julie Hanauer
Shawano Farmers Donate Trees for the Troops Shawano County Farm Bureau members, Dan and Julie Hanauer own Hanauer’s Tree Farms LLP, a family-owned, award-winning grower of Christmas trees. The business […]