AFBF’s Entrepreneur Challenge Semi-Finalist Adam Kolb of Manitowoc County was selected as a semi-finalist of the 2016 Farm Bureau’s Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge. As a semi-finalist he received $10,000 for his efforts to bring new […]
Nominate a Top Rural Development Initiative Today
Wisconsin Rural Partners Inc. is now accepting nominations to recognize 2016 Top Rural Development Initiatives. “Rural Wisconsin people are hard working and persistent,” said WRP executive director Rick Rolfsmeyer. “Moreover, […]
Survey Aims to Collect Farmer Feedback on USDA Programs
A new online survey launched by the American Farm Bureau Federation will collect feedback from farmers and ranchers about their experiences with 10 Agriculture Department programs housed in three agencies. […]
A Challenge to Consider
I was raised in a Farm Bureau family, so I have been a Farm Bureau member all my life. (However, I officially paid my own membership 15 years ago.) My […]
Jim Holte Reelected President of Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Jim Holte has been reelected to a fourth 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 2016
Delegates at the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s 96th Annual Meeting in Wisconsin Dells established new policy directives for the organization on Monday, December 7. Farm Bureau delegates adopted the policies […]
Loren Wolfe Receives ‘Distinguished Service to Farm Bureau’ Award
Buffalo County’s Loren Wolfe has received the highest award that the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation bestows upon its members. Wolfe was presented the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s ‘Distinguished Service to […]
Mike Austin Receives ‘Distinguished Service to Wisconsin Agriculture’ Award
Radio and TV personality Mike Austin was presented the ‘Distinguished Service to Wisconsin Agriculture’ award during the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s 96th Annual Meeting in Wisconsin Dells on December 6. […]
Kelly Wilfert is Farm Bureau’s Collegiate Discussion Meet Winner
Kelly Wilfert was selected the winner of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Collegiate Discussion Meet contest at the organization’s 96th Annual Meeting in Wisconsin Dells on December 6. Wilfert is […]
Shawano County Woman Wins Farm Bureau’s Discussion Meet Contest
Christa Hoffman of Shawano County was selected winner of the 2015 Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmer and Agriculturist Discussion Meet contest at the organization’s 96th Annual Meeting in Wisconsin […]
Fond du Lac County Dairy Farmers Win Farm Bureau’s Achievement Award
Fond du Lac County dairy farmers, Chris and Kelly Pollack, were selected as the winners of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmer and Agriculturist (YFA) Achievement Award at the […]
Beth Schaefer Wins Farm Bureau’s Excellence in Agriculture Award
Beth Schaefer of Hatley was selected the winner of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmer and Agriculturist (YFA) Excellence in Agriculture Award at the organization’s 96th Annual Meeting in […]