The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation commends the leadership of Wisconsin Congressmen Reid Ribble and Ron Kind for their efforts to author a bipartisan congressional letter to Canadian officials regarding key […]
Farm Bureau Commends Attorney General on Waters of the U.S. Lawsuit
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation applauds Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel for joining a lawsuit to stop the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers from implementing the […]
Kannel Hired as Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Director of Training and Leadership Development
Wendy Kannel has been named the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Director of Training and Leadership Development. Since joining the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation in 2010, Kannel has worked as a district […]
Pack a Picnic: It Costs Less Than $6 a Person According to Farm Bureau’s Survey
The price of a picnic this year will be just a little more expensive than last summer according to the latest Wisconsin Farm Bureau Marketbasket survey. The informal survey shows […]
Steel Cow painting to benefit Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation
The Friends of the WFB Foundation and Steel Cow of Waukon, Iowa, have partnered to create “Maddie”, a project to benefit the WFB Foundation and Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Seeks Partial COOL Repeal
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is asking Congress to support legislation that repeals Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for beef, pork and chicken. The legislation, known as H.R. 2393, comes […]
Barron Student Wins Ag in the Classroom Essay Contest
Bryce Henning, a fifth grade student from Barron, is the statewide winner of the Ag in the Classroom essay contest. Wisconsin fourth and fifth graders were asked to write a […]
WFBF Commends Senate Passage of Trade Promotion Authority
On Friday, May 22 the U.S. Senate passed the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. “With 95 percent of the world’s consumers living outside of the United […]
Collegiate Farm Bureau at UW-Madison Elects 2015-16 Officer Team
Collegiate Farm Bureau at UW-Madison elected new officers for the upcoming school year at its annual banquet on Tuesday, May 5 at the University Club on the University of Wisconsin […]
Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Awards Thousands to Schools and Organizations to Fund Ag Literacy Projects
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation’s Ag in the Classroom program has awarded 18 matching grants to Wisconsin schools and organizations to expand agricultural literacy. The grants, totaling more than $8,300, […]
Joint Finance Committee Takes Action on Ag Items
The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee took the following actions today regarding the state’s 2015-17 biennial budget. Producer-Led Watershed Grants Wisconsin farmers continue to address nonpoint source pollution by implementing best […]
A Farm Field Trip for Teachers
Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Hosts Bus Tour for Educators, Volunteers How often do you get the chance to walk in a cranberry bog? Or see how machinery gets from […]