From social media threads to the daily news to overheard conversations in the grocery store, it is clear that many Americans are worried. For some, they are worried about what […]
Resources to Help Shoppers Understand Challenges During COVID-19
As COVID-19 spreads across the country, and as leaders enact different levels of restrictions, farmers are facing challenging times and consumers are doing their best to understand. It’s difficult to […]
An Open Letter to Consumers About Milk
Have you been to the grocery store lately only to find many of the shelves and coolers picked over? Maybe you went in for a loaf of bread or a […]
Bears Bring Challenges to Wisconsin Farmers
In late 2017 we did our farm planning for 2018-2019 season. We planned the number of cattle we wanted to raise, what weight we wanted to sell them at and […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Member Testifies on Importance of Accurate Dairy Labeling
On October 24, the Senate Committee on Agriculture held a hearing on proposed legislation that would create guidelines on the labeling of dairy and meat products in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Farm […]
Fond du Lac County Farm Bureau Member to Serve on Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change
Fond du Lac County Farm Bureau member Chris Pollack was recently appointed to the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change. Governor Evers announced the task force on October 17, which […]
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 […]
Farm groups call on Legislature, governor to pass Dairy Innovation Hub
As the state Assembly began debating the budget today, six groups representing dairy farmers, processors, cooperatives and other related businesses in Wisconsin called again for support of a university-based Dairy […]
Meet: Robert Nigh
Farming Family Invests In Technology Robert Nigh has been farming since he was young. While he helped with chores on his family’s farm before that time, it was the death […]
We’re More Connected Than You Think
I walk the cows to the end of the field, shut the gate and look back. The sunset stands strong behind the barn signaling the near end of a day’s […]
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Need Innovation
Farming in general is a community-based system. I know this because I am a dairy farmer from central Wisconsin. I am so proud to have grown up in this industry […]
WFBF Board Meets with EPA, White House Advisor and National Milk on Issues Facing Farmers
Last week, Wisconsin Farm Bureau board members and staff met with the Environmental Protection Agency at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to discuss the environmental regulations on Wisconsin farmers. Discussions […]