2019 marks 100 years of Wisconsin Farm Bureau and just over 50 years of me being a member. I have so many great memories of growing up within the organization. […]
Discussion Meet: Just a couple farm kids, sitting around a table, talking ag
Competitive comꞏpetꞏiꞏtive (adjective) 1. Having a strong desire to win Agriculture is competitive. From the highest corn yield to the most pounds of milk produced each year, as farmers […]
Share Your Story
Have you ever read or heard something online, in a magazine or newspaper or on TV that was so far from the truth, it just made you shake your head […]
Farm Bureau Legacy Continues
The history of Farm Bureau within my family traces back to 1963, the year my grandparents joined Ozaukee County Farm Bureau. In 1972, my late grandparents, George and Shirley Kohlwey, […]
2019 FFA Farm Forum “Excellence in Agriculture”
Last weekend, FFA members from all across the state converged in Wisconsin Rapids at Hotel Mead to attend the 2019 Farm Forum sponsored by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation. Farm […]
Not Understanding Your Tax Liability Can Cost You
A Guest Column from JoAnn Maedke Surprisingly, farm taxes became a talking point during this fall’s election. If you don’t already, you should know what the gubernatorial candidates were discussing. […]
Lessons Learned from Wisconsin Farmers
A Message from AFBF’s Shiloh Perry Agriculture is a large economic driver for the state of Wisconsin, contributing $88.3 billion annually to the economy and providing 413,500 jobs, according to […]
Fine Tuning Your Voice on Social Media
If you’re already active on social media, you already understand how to create a post on a (or maybe many) social channel(s). But, let’s dive a little deeper into your […]
One-Two-Three-Four! United States Marine Corps!
One-two-three-four! United States Marine Corps! The echoes of boot camp chants have since been replaced with calling out cow ear tag numbers “two-five-nine-one” during herd health checks. It’s been thirteen […]
Food, Faith and Farm Bureau
This summer was a little different than others. As if my husband and I needed to spend more hours on the road, we did. Every mile was worth it though, […]
No Regrets
As Wisconsin Farm Bureau celebrates its centennial, a new era is also in store for me. In December, I’m retiring from the WFBF Board of Directors. Beginning in December of […]
Wiedenbeck Reflects on AFBF Women’s Communications Boot Camp
Sometimes it isn’t easy taking time away from home. It can get discouraging to continue to take advantage of opportunities that are presented to you in order to avoid any […]