Wisconsin Farm Bureau Members on the Frontlines of Conservation There’s no doubt that Wisconsin Farm Bureau members make things happen. Whether serving on committees, executing an event or advocating for […]
Leaders of the Land™: Leslie Svacina
Name: Leslie Svacina Farm: Cylon Rolling Acres Location: Deer Park, WI Farm Bureau: St. Croix County Generation: 1st Leslie Svacina raises meat goats and sheep in Western Wisconsin. On […]
Leaders of the Land™: Doug Rebout
Name: Doug Rebout Farm: Roger Rebout & Sons Farms Location: Janesville, WI Farm Bureau: Rock County Generation: 2nd Doug Rebout farms with his brothers and nephews in Janesville, Wisconsin. They […]
Leaders of the Land™: Rick Roden
Name: Rick Roden Farm: Roden Echo Valley Location: West Bend Farm Bureau: Ozaukee County Generation: Second Rick Roden owns and operates Roden Echo Valley Farm, LLC. along with his parents, […]
WFBF Announces Sustainability Statement and Resources for Farmers
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is proud to announce an organization-wide sustainability statement and additional resources for farmers. The statement was created by a small group of Farm Bureau members that […]
Your Legacy Involves Sustainability: One Year Later
A year ago, I shared what I knew sustainability to be. I reminisced about my father rotationally grazing his dairy cattle and using a nutrient management plan more than two […]
Sustainability in Ag Careers: Conservation Specialist
Agriculture-related careers represent 11% of Wisconsin’s workforce – that’s nearly 1 in 9 Wisconsin jobs involved in agriculture. Sustainability matters from the farmer’s gate to the consumer’s plate. Each step […]
Compost and Conservation
Cowsmo Inc. is a compost business associated with Rosenholm Dairy near Waumandee in Buffalo County. John Rosenow is the fifth– generation on his family’s 600-cow dairy farm. John and his wife, Nettie, manage the dairy […]
Your Legacy Involves Sustainability
Oct. 26 will mark 20 years since my family left the farm. While it may have been nearly 20 years since I milked my first cow, I am even more […]
Meet: Brian Brown
Farmer-Led Watershed Relationships: The Farmer, the Conservationist and the Crop Consultant Brian Brown knew he had to educate and grow relationships with other farmers and landowners if he was going […]
Conservation – An Effort that Deserves Recognition
“Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folks may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine for example, one need only […]
Conservation – A Constant State of Learning
“When the land does well for its owner, and the owner does well by the land–when both end up better by the reason of their partnership–then we have conservation. When […]
