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 […]
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 […]
Waupaca Student Named State Winner in Ag in the Classroom Essay Contest
Elwood Riley, a fourth grade student from Waupaca, is the statewide winner of the Ag in the Classroom essay contest. Wisconsin fourth and fifth graders were asked to write a […]
Farm Bureau Survey: Farmers Want to Control Their Own Data
Farmers and ranchers want to control the information their equipment collects every time it passes through a field, a survey released today by the American Farm Bureau Federation shows. Farmers […]
Ag Day on Campus Brings Students and Farmers Together
Members of the Collegiate Farm Bureau at UW-Madison (CFB) at UW-Madison will be giving students an opportunity to interact with agriculture at Ag Day on Campus being held Wednesday, April 20, from […]
UW-River Falls Collegiate Farm Bureau to Host Ag Day on Campus
The UW-River Falls Collegiate Farm Bureau chapter will host the fourth annual Ag Day on Campus on April 19 to promote Wisconsin agriculture. With interactive events taking place throughout the day, […]
Rural Landowners Should Check 2016 Tax Assessments
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation urges rural landowners to check their property tax assessments this spring. “Land on Wisconsin farms generally falls into one of five classifications,” explained Paul Zimmerman, […]
Survey Shows Grocery Prices Down in Wisconsin
Lower energy prices coupled with rebounding supplies of beef, eggs and dairy means lower food prices. That was the finding of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Marketbasket survey of 16 basic […]
Deb Reinhart Named 2016 AgVocate of the Year at Wisconsin Ag Women’s Summit
Deb Reinhart, New Holstein, was recognized as a true promoter of agriculture, being named the 2016 AgVocate of the Year at the Wisconsin Ag Women’s Summit held March 4 and […]