Agriculture has been challenged with low milk prices, low grain and commodity prices, high land rent prices and the never-ending battle with the weather, every time the weatherman predicts rain […]
I’m A Millennial and I Eat GMOs
Millennials are lazy, absorbed in technology and cluelessly think eating non-GMO is trendy, right? Well, this may not be entirely true. Trust me, I’m a millennial. Ok, I admit it, […]
Five Things You Should Know About the Pork Checkoff
1. What is the Pork Checkoff? Required by the 1985 Pork Act, all U.S. pork producers contribute to the Pork Checkoff. The current pork checkoff rate is 40 cents per […]
10 Things You Need to Know Before You Celebrate National Cheese Curd Day
Culver’s, the Wisconsin-based restaurant chain known for championing Cheese Curds, created a list of the 10 things to know before celebrating National Cheese Curd Day on Sunday, October 15. 1. […]
9 Fall Harvest Safety Tips
When it comes to fall harvest, there’s a lot to be done in a short amount of time. Top that off with shorter days and colder weather, and you get […]
Rural Mutual Insurance Company Offers Farm Safety Resources
From the number one farmer insurer in Wisconsin, Rural Mutual would like to bring attention to National Farm Safety and Health Week- September 17 – 23. There is no doubt that farming […]
What I Learned From Visiting A Mink Farm
Did you know Wisconsin is the largest mink pelt producing state in the U.S. with more than 1.3 million pelts sold annually? I had no idea. Why don’t we hear […]
Netflix Is No Friend To Farmers
The only way I can describe my emotions when reading this article, from the American Council on Science and Health, is disappointed. Don’t have time to read the whole article? […]
The Farming Family
We talk about family farms all the time but do we really know the magnitude of the word family? I love talking about my family farm and how I work […]
Tips for Grilling Great Pork Chops
Summer time is here which means the grill has been working over time as we spend the warm weather enjoying backyard BBQs. To be honest though, I use my grill […]
Alltech ONE Ideas Conference
Guest blog: Tammy Wiedenbeck AgNewswire is a weekly email sent from Wisconsin Farm Bureau highlighting important agriculture news. One week, I saw a link to the Alltech My Farm. My […]
It’s Time to Stop Being Wary of Dairy
Guest blog: James Juedes Allow me to introduce myself, my name is James Juedes and I am a dairy farmer from central Wisconsin and a proud Farm Bureau member. I […]