“I feel really fortunate to work with animals and to grow up in the agriculture world, not everyone gets to do that,” said Jordan Riley who grew up on Riley […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau is made up of members from different walks of life. Want to get to know some members from around the state?
Meet: Don Radtke
Don Radtke has learned that you never stop learning. Whether in his professional career working with future farmers or as a board member for the Wisconsin Farm Bureau and Rural […]
Meet: Kathleen Papcke
Q: What do bees, chickens, Farm Bureau, catering, ag surveys, Canada and quilting have in common? A: Farm Bureau Member Kathleen Papcke Kathleen Papcke’s life, passions and paths are diverse. […]
Meet: Derek and Charisse Orth
Youthful, optimistic and ambitious: Derek and Charisse Orth could be the poster couple for the Wisconsin dairy industry’s future. Among the newlyweds’ goals is to build a premier herd of […]
Meet: Jane Mueller
Jane Mueller spent the last 33 years on an Eau Claire County dairy farm. Such stability is a bit of a shock to the system for a former, self-described “army […]
Meet: Carrie Mess
Terms you need to know to read this article: Twitter: Social media website where you get 140 characters to post a “tweet.” You use hashtags (#hashtags) to follow conversations and […]
Meet: Rosie Lisowe
According to Rosie Lisowe, in life there are four F’s: Faith, Family, Friends and Farm Bureau. Rosie adopted the motto from her friend, Sherry Saylor, from the Arizona Farm Bureau. […]
Meet: Kevin Krentz
Kevin Krentz’s first time at the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting made a big impact on a dairyman in his twenties. “The professionalism of how that meeting is handled really […]
Meet: Daphne Holterman
This Jefferson County Farm Bureau member excels at communicating with consumers. We asked Daphne how she does it. Tell us about your farm: Lloyd and I have been farming for […]
Meet: Jim Holte
Jim Holte knows that part of being a leader is having the ability to make decisions. The Dunn County farmer has made many that positively influenced his life and career […]
Meet: Martin Hintz and Pam Percy
Words and dirt are what Martin Hintz does best. The author of more than 100 books and articles enjoys writing the story of Wisconsin’s agriculture while farming on Milwaukee’s urban […]
Meet: Alissa Grenawalt
Her “REDNGUS” license plate displays her love of registered Red Angus cattle. Even her initials spell the word ‘ag.’ Alissa Grenawalt is a farm girl through and through. Call it […]