Guest blog from the Wisconsin Beef Council What is the Beef Checkoff? The Beef Checkoff Program is a producer-funded marketing and research program designed to increase domestic and/or international demand for beef. […]
Safety Is No Accident
Spring has sprung! This means tractors, planters, sprayers and fertilizer spreaders are traveling down the area roads. As a farmer, I am excited to get out in the fields and […]
Farm Moms
It’s easy to think about mothers during spring time on the farm. Just watching the beef cows in the field with their new baby calves, it is fascinating to observe […]
John Deere GreenFleet™ Program Helps Members Save
When Waupaca County Farm Bureau member Rick Nowak learned about the John Deere GreenFleet™ Loyalty Rewards program he decided to purchase a new piece of equipment. “I ordered a new […]
Do Farm Tours Have Value?
Have you ever wondered if inviting people to your farm has value? Have you ever wondered if it is worth your time, resources and energy to coordinate a farm tour? […]
True Leadership Doesn’t Require A Title
Leadership- are you born with it or molded into it? Some say it’s one or the other and some also say it’s a mixture of both. Whatever the case may […]
Women in Ag Are Rooted in Family
From growing up on a hog and cash grain farm in Northern Illinois, as well as, my current role as a financial officer with Compeer Financial, proud member of the […]
County Policy Development Change Needed
Throughout my years of involvement with Wisconsin Farm Bureau I’ve had a variety of opportunities to meet members across the state and nation. When talking with other members, or even […]
Happy Ag Week
National Ag Week is a week when we say thank you to the farmers and ranchers who provide a stable food supply for us locally and for citizens around the […]
Time Flies …
Originally published in the February|March 2018 issue of Rural Route A little over a year ago, I found myself nervously packing my bag for a job interview that led me […]
We Can’t Afford More Division
Originally printed in the February|March 2018 issue of Rural Route Growing up in a small town in northeastern Wisconsin, Madison was practically New York City to me. When I first […]
The Time Has Come for Industrial Hemp
I recently had the honor of hearing President Donald Trump address my fellow members at the 99th Annual Convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Nashville, Tennessee. Not surprisingly, […]