Signing of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 into law today puts America’s inland waterways and port infrastructure on a solid and sustainable foundation to contribute to […]
American Milk Drive Helps Food Banks
The Great American Milk Drive brings the dairy industry together around the issue of hunger – which impacts 1 in 6 Americans. Together, MilkPEPand The National Dairy Council have created […]
High Schools Build Greenhouses for Ag Education
A growing number of Wisconsin high schools have constructed greenhouses to help teach students about agriculture, food and science amid increased interest in careers in those fields. The facilities, which can […]
Ag Items See Action on Capitol Hill
The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday reported three bills supported by Farm Bureau that make permanent tax provisions that expired at the end of last year. They are: […]
Ag Items See Action on Capitol Hill
The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday reported three bills supported by Farm Bureau that make permanent tax provisions that expired at the end of last year. They are: […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Awards Matching Grants to Ag Literacy Projects
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation awarded 18 matching grants totaling $8,084 to Wisconsin schools and organizations to use for agricultural literacy lessons and activities. The grants provide funding for a […]
Wisconsin Ag Exports Keep Growing
The value of Wisconsin agricultural product exports continues to grow at a double digit pace. Export numbers released by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) show […]
Noted Economist Finds EPA Analysis of Water Rule Flawed
The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Water Act rule is rife with errors, lacks transparency and would greatly expand strict federal control over land that was previously not regulated by […]
Farm Bureau: Science Only Basis for Resolving Trade Issues
The ability to expand trade opportunities is vital to America’s farmers and ranchers, but using scientific standards as the basis to address barriers erected by trade partners also warrants action, […]
Working to Put Common Sense Back into the WIC Rules
Did you know participants in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program can buy nutritious potatoes with a voucher at a farmer’s market, but not at their local grocer? Sound […]
Program offers compensation for crop, livestock producers experiencing wildlife damage
Crop or livestock owners who have experienced or anticipate any agricultural damage caused by white-tailed deer, elk, black bear, wild turkeys, cougar or Canada geese may be eligible for damage […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Supports Wisconsin FFA
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation has generously made a donation to the Wisconsin FFA Foundation that will benefit over 19,000 Wisconsin FFA student members across the state. Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation’s […]