Kevin Paap, president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau and board member of the American Farm Bureau Federation, today described a litany of trade barriers faced by farmers and ranchers in […]
Farm Bureau Communicators Honored for Excellence
Awards for the top communications specialists were presented during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2016 Strategic Policy, Advocacy, Resources and Communications conference. California, Illinois and Pennsylvania took home the most […]
Blackhawk Tech Expands Ag Program
Blackhawk Technical College is expanding its agricultural program starting next fall by offering interested students the opportunity to earn an associate degree in Agribusiness Science and Technology at its Monroe […]
Waupun FFA Wins My American Farm Outreach Grant
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has announced the 10 schools receiving this year’s $1,500 My American Farm Outreach Grants. Waupun Area High School’s FFA Chapter was among the […]
USFRA Begins Faces of Farming Search
The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance is searching for its third class of Faces of Farming and Ranching. The Faces of Farming and Ranching program is a nationwide search to […]
Meet: Peter and Christina Winch
Placing Their Bets on ‘Belts’ Winches Favor Unique Dairy Breed Black (or sometimes red) with a white belt around their middle. It was these unique markings that led circus showman […]
Policy isn’t Sexy, but it’s Necessary
It starts with a little prediction and lots of preparation. It’s not always attention grabbing and engaging, but it’s crucial work if we want to keep farming. Farm Bureau policy […]
Supreme Court Victory: Farmers May Sue to Stop Clean Water Regulation of Farmland
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled landowners may challenge the federal government whenever the Army Corps of Engineers tries improperly to regulate land with regulations designed to protect water. Landowners have […]
Rural Broadband: The Next Piece in the Advancement of Rural America
Anyone who understands the social and economic impact that high-speed broadband can bring to a farm, manufacturer, school or community, clearly understands the need for rural Wisconsin to be technologically […]
Your Thoughts on Animal Husbandry…
Animal rights groups seek to dictate livestock care with ballot initiatives and state legislation. They also pressure manufacturers and retailers to only purchase agricultural products, especially livestock, that are raised […]
Time to Change Wisconsin’s Fence Law?
‘Good fences make good neighbors,’ is an old adage in rural areas. Wisconsin has had the same fence law for more than 100 years. It specifies when and what types […]
Atrazine and ATCP 30
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) regulates the use of herbicides and pesticides in Wisconsin. In administrative rule ATCP 30 are provisions and prohibitions on the […]