Just like that, 2022 has arrived and we are already more than a month in. This year will no doubt bring on a lot of continued challenges but also plenty […]
Meet: Dakotah Hammerly
Biddick, Inc.: On the Growing Side of Rural Route 1 Popcorn As of September 2021, Statista, a leading provider of market and consumer data, reported that 232.34 million Americans consumed […]
Partners in Education
Farm Bureau Helps FFA Member Reach National Award-Winning Goals Having spent a large portion of her childhood at the Trempealeau County Fair, Kendra Goplin saw a need within her community. […]
5 Minutes with Dodge County’s Julie Sweney
Please share a little about yourself, family, education, career, etc. I grew up in Dodge County on my family’s dairy farm, which is still in operation. My father and grandfather […]
Our Farm Bureau Blessings
As we continue through the holiday season, it is important to reflect on our blessings. Whether it is family, friends, a bountiful harvest, a warm home or simply the air […]
Meet: Cris Peterson
Bovines, Books and Brews Although Cris Peterson was neither born nor raised on a farm, she certainly got to one as soon as she could. For the past 49 years, […]
The Little Essay That Could
This past spring when Devin Herricks, 11, of Cashton set about to write an essay about soybeans in his fourth-grade class, he thought it was an average homework assignment. Little […]
5 Minutes with Green County’s Amy Silver
Please share a little about yourself, family, education, career, etc. As the seventh generation, I grew up on my family’s dairy farm near Monticello. My parents and brother are the […]
Key Takeaways: Discovery Farms Conference
UW Discovery Farms held its 10th annual conference in the Wisconsin Dells on Wednesday, Dec. 15. The event served as a water quality conference for farmers across Wisconsin. The conference […]
Mason Promoted to Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Treasurer and Executive Director of Operations
Steve Mason has been promoted by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation to its Treasurer and Executive Director of Operations. As the leader of WFBF’s operations team, Mason is responsible for […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Delegates Set Policy for 2022
Today, more than 200 delegates at the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s 102nd Annual Meeting established new policy directives for the organization. Farm Bureau delegates adopted the policies that will be […]
Jeff Hicken Receives ‘Distinguished Service to Wisconsin Agriculture’ Award Posthumously
On December 5, Jeff Hicken received the ‘Distinguished Service to Wisconsin Agriculture’ award posthumously for his outstanding contributions to Wisconsin’s agricultural industry during the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting […]