Guest blog: Nate Zimdars *Part 1: Living in Senegal There is another aspect to my job, something I never had the opportunity to do in Wisconsin that makes work so […]
A Time to Celebrate Farm Dads
Guest Blog: Adam Wehling Like many of you, I have fond memories of working with my father while growing up on a Wisconsin dairy farm. Although I may not have […]
Meet: Derek Husmoen
Growing Crops, Cultivating Leaders A farmer by night and on the weekends, Derek Husmoen’s day job also revolves around dirt. It was a project on his family’s, then dairy, farm […]
Meet: Lynn Dickman
Pass the Potato Chips Waushara County Farm Bureau member Lynn Dickman works hard to provide a staple for backyard cookouts. Not the brats, hamburgers or steaks, but rather the potato […]
Meet: Adam and Amanda Heisner
Finding Their Niche Mineral Point is home to Heisner Family Dairy, Adam and Amanda Heisner’s organic dairy farm. They have about 100 cows and farm in partnership with Adam’s brother. […]
Meet: Marv and Mary Prestrud
Long-Time Dedication After completing 27 mission trips to numerous locations in Mexico and South America, Marv and Mary Prestrud have taken servant leadership to a whole new level. While abroad, […]
Why I Talk About Dairy
Almost every time I am out with family and friends, I find myself talking about dairy farming. It is something that has been a part of my life for 24 […]
Meet: Adam Wehling
Dean, Dad, Farmer and Husband Adam Wehling identifies with many titles: dad, husband, farmer and Dean of Agriculture, Energy and Transportation at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Wehling grew up on […]
Meet: Lindsay Knoebel
The Person Behind the Produce One of Lindsay Knoebel’s favorite things is watching the sun set over the fields after a long day of hard work. The 26-year-old farmer and […]
Living in Senegal
My entire life I have been surrounded by dairy. Avoiding milk, cheese and cows in a state like Wisconsin would be difficult. I was fortunate to live just down the […]
Farm Bureau Helps Farmers Get Social
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is helping farmers share their stories with the Takeover Tuesday and Ask A Farmer Friday programs. Takeover Tuesday is the one day a week where […]
High Capacity Well Bill Signed into Law
Governor Scott Walker has signed a Wisconsin Farm Bureau-backed bill into law that provides certainty to farmers with existing high capacity wells on their farms. Senate Bill 76 authored by […]