On November 19, 1957, Mrs. Harold Russell, chair of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Women’s Committee sent a letter congratulating first grade student Diane Maurer, daughter of Jerry and Marilyn Maurer. […]
Farm Bureau’s Dairy Committee: Grassroots in Action
Don’t you wish we had a crystal ball to predict the future of the dairy community and tell us the perfect solution? Heck, I’d love to be able to trust […]
Keeping Members in the Know
Communication Changes Through the Years As Wisconsin Farm Bureau celebrates its centennial, the organization has been looking at different aspects of its history. The way Farm Bureau has communicated with […]
Centennial: Our Legacy
“The history and future of Farm Bureau in Wisconsin centers on the “farm community”—Farm Bureau’s commitment to the economic strength and social wellbeing of farmers, local businesses and the people […]
Encouraging Words Lead to Successful Lung Transplant and Friendships
Farm Bureau’s Rural Route connects farmers in more ways than one In 2012, Outagamie County Farm Bureau member Rick DeRuyter was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was put on […]
50 Years of Farm Bureau Membership
2019 marks 100 years of Wisconsin Farm Bureau and just over 50 years of me being a member. I have so many great memories of growing up within the organization. […]
Local Farmers Become Lobbyists at Ag Day at The Capitol
Ag Day at the Capitol brought over 300 farmers together in Madison on Wednesday, March 20. Fifteen members from Green Lake County Farm Bureau attended this year’s event. It started […]
Discussion Meet: Just a couple farm kids, sitting around a table, talking ag
Competitive comꞏpetꞏiꞏtive (adjective) 1. Having a strong desire to win Agriculture is competitive. From the highest corn yield to the most pounds of milk produced each year, as farmers […]
Share Your Story
Have you ever read or heard something online, in a magazine or newspaper or on TV that was so far from the truth, it just made you shake your head […]
Farm Bureau Legacy Continues
The history of Farm Bureau within my family traces back to 1963, the year my grandparents joined Ozaukee County Farm Bureau. In 1972, my late grandparents, George and Shirley Kohlwey, […]
One-Two-Three-Four! United States Marine Corps!
One-two-three-four! United States Marine Corps! The echoes of boot camp chants have since been replaced with calling out cow ear tag numbers “two-five-nine-one” during herd health checks. It’s been thirteen […]
Food, Faith and Farm Bureau
This summer was a little different than others. As if my husband and I needed to spend more hours on the road, we did. Every mile was worth it though, […]
