After hearing from many throughout the country about schools only being able to provide skim milk and skim flavored milk in school lunch programs and the lack of student […]
Hemp Seminar Set For January 30
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is hosting a free educational seminar on growing industrial hemp. This event is being held at Chippewa Valley Technical College in the Business Education Center […]
Matching Grants Available Through Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom Program
The Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Program is accepting applications for matching grants, up to $500, that will be awarded to groups conducting activities that promote agricultural literacy in K-12 […]
Ag Day at the Capitol is January 24
Ag Day at the Capitol will be held January 24 at the Monona Terrace in Madison. This event is the largest gathering of farmers from across the state representing a […]
Volunteers for Agriculture® Endorse Adam Jarchow for 10th Senate
Adam Jarchow of Balsam Lake has been endorsed by the Volunteers for Agriculture (VFA) Committee for the 10th Senate District. VFA is the political action arm of the Wisconsin Farm […]
New Members Appointed to Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Agriculturist Committee
Sally Turpin of Juneau County, John and Megan Lyons of Kewaunee County and Rosli Bragger of Buffalo County have been appointed to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Agriculturist […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom Program Awards Teacher Mini-Grants
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program has awarded 13 teacher mini-grants for agricultural literacy lessons and activities. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation provided this funding, that may […]
Mineral Point Teacher Recognized for Agricultural Literacy Work
Livia Doyle, a fourth-grade teacher at Mineral Point Elementary School in Iowa County, is this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the […]
Jim Holte Reelected President of Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Jim Holte has been reelected to a sixth one-year term as the president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and Rural Mutual Insurance Company. Holte raises beef cattle and grows […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Delegates Set Policy for 2018
Today, 250 delegates at the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s 98th Annual Meeting in Wisconsin Dells established new policy directives for the organization. Farm Bureau delegates adopted the policies that will […]
Steve Kling Receives ‘Distinguished Service to Farm Bureau’ Award
Jackson County’s Steve Kling has received the highest award Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation bestows upon its members. Kling was presented the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s ‘Distinguished Service to Farm Bureau’ […]
Bill Bruins Receives ‘Distinguished Service to Wisconsin Agriculture’ Award
Bill Bruins was presented the ‘Distinguished Service to Wisconsin Agriculture’ award for his outstanding contributions to Wisconsin’s agricultural industry during the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s 98th Annual Meeting in Wisconsin […]