It is no surprise to any dairy farmer reading this that the past five years have been a challenge. The past seven and a half months, however, have brought some […]
Q&A with WFBF CAO Kim Pokorny
Tell us about your family. My husband, Doyle, and I have three children and live northeast of Waupun, in Fond du Lac County. We own a farm next to the […]
My Trigger Word is Wolves
We have all had experiences where a smell, taste or sound can bring back an old memory. My trigger is sound based. My trigger word is wolves. Not wolf as […]
We Farm, We Vote!
In a normal year, we would have seen much more activity by presidential and congressional campaigns by this point. There’s less than three months left until Election Day, Nov. 3, […]
Policy Development: A Time to Share Your Voice
When this Rural Route is delivered to you, we will be in the midst of policy development season. Many districts and counties have their policy development meetings scheduled with some […]
Buckling Down on Rural Road Safety
As the weather cools, days shorten and fall harvest begins, safety on the road and farm are of the utmost importance for Wisconsin farmers. According to the Wisconsin Department of […]
Committed to Serving You As We Move Forward Together
While this year started out with a lot of enthusiasm for agriculture markets, we started hearing about a virus in China that, at the time, didn’t seem like it would […]
Election Day: A Time to Share Your Voice
On July 15 I had the opportunity to be on a conference call with President Donald Trump; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Purdue; and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, along […]
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 […]
Mask Maker, Mask Maker, Make Me a Mask …
A Few Masks What started as a few masks for Matthew, our oldest son, who was finishing his master’s degree in economics at the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, Germany, has […]
New Meat Cutter and Butchery School
Madison College is working to fill a need within the meat community, as there are few options for anyone who wants to learn meat cutting and butchery as a trade. […]
The Year When There Was No County Fair
“Are they really going to cancel the county fair?” My daughter asked. As I slowly nodded my head yes, I could see her eyes well up with tears. I had […]