UW-Extension hosted its annual conference on dairy handling and well-being on March 19 in Platteville. I attended on behalf of Wisconsin Farm Bureau since the organization was a sponsor of […]
2019 FFA Farm Forum “Excellence in Agriculture”
Last weekend, FFA members from all across the state converged in Wisconsin Rapids at Hotel Mead to attend the 2019 Farm Forum sponsored by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation. Farm […]
My Dad’s Truck…
Recently, we put collector plates on my Dad’s 1990 Chevy three-quarter ton pickup truck. My dad bought his first new farm pickup truck in August of 1990 from Voegli Chevrolet […]
Celebrate National 4-H Week
The 4-H Pledge I pledge my head to clearer thinking, My heart to greater loyalty, My hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club, my […]
Opioid Crisis Not Just A Large City Issue
September is here, football has started, corn is being chopped and potatoes are being dug. Wisconsin’s soybean and corn crop are rapidly approaching harvest. Wisconsin’s farmers are eager and ready […]
Three Takeaways from the Water Matters Tour
Sunburst Dairy owned by Brian, Yogi and Cory and Katie Brown was one of the stops on the Water Matters Upper Tour hosted by UW Discovery Farms and Professional Dairy […]
Your Dairy Checkoff Dollars at Work
Dairy isn’t just a key economic engine of the state and it’s not just the beating heart of Wisconsin – the dairy industry IS Wisconsin. Every carton of milk, stick […]
Keeping Our “Head” in the Game
Keep your head in the game! I have heard many coaches, players and broadcasters shout those instructions many times during my 33 years of playing, watching and enjoying sporting events. […]
Safety Is No Accident
Spring has sprung! This means tractors, planters, sprayers and fertilizer spreaders are traveling down the area roads. As a farmer, I am excited to get out in the fields and […]
True Leadership Doesn’t Require A Title
Leadership- are you born with it or molded into it? Some say it’s one or the other and some also say it’s a mixture of both. Whatever the case may […]
Women in Ag Are Rooted in Family
From growing up on a hog and cash grain farm in Northern Illinois, as well as, my current role as a financial officer with Compeer Financial, proud member of the […]
We Can’t Afford More Division
Originally printed in the February|March 2018 issue of Rural Route Growing up in a small town in northeastern Wisconsin, Madison was practically New York City to me. When I first […]
