Agriculture-related careers represent 11% of Wisconsin’s workforce – that’s nearly 1 in 9 Wisconsin jobs involved in agriculture. Sustainability matters from the farmer’s gate to the consumer’s plate. Each step […]
Sustainability in Ag Careers: Advisory Specialist
Agriculture-related careers represent 11% of Wisconsin’s workforce – that’s nearly 1 in 9 Wisconsin jobs involved in agriculture. Sustainability matters from the farmer’s gate to the consumer’s plate. Each step […]
Sustainability in Ag Careers: Agriculture Educator
Agriculture-related careers represent 11% of Wisconsin’s workforce – that’s nearly 1 in 9 Wisconsin jobs involved in agriculture. Sustainability matters from the farmer’s gate to the consumer’s plate. Each step […]
Sustainability and New Year’s Resolutions
How are your New Year’s resolutions coming along? We are officially one week into the new year, are you committed to the goals you’ve set for yourself this year? […]
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 […]
Farmers: The Original Recyclers
For Wisconsin farmers, recycling goes beyond the green and grey bins at the end of the driveway on trash pick-up day. They have been reducing, reusing and recycling their resources […]
The Cranberry’s Sustainable Splash
Gaynor Cranberry Company is proudly owned by the Dempze family, who have been growing cranberries in Wood County for over 140 years. Heidi Slinkman and her sister Jennifer Dempze are […]
Sustainable 4RWI Event Hosted in Sauk County
Wisconsin legislators, state agency representatives and local officials attended the Sustainable 4RWI field day hosted by Ken Nolden at Narrow’s Dairy in Rock Springs, Wis. on September 24 to learn about sustainable farming practices through the Sustainable […]
The Work is Never Done On or Off the Farm
Farming is an ever-adapting environment. We closely monitor our prices, costs, taxes and regulatory issues. While we consider these things weekly, so much of what impacts us on our farms […]
Your Legacy Involves Sustainability
Oct. 26 will mark 20 years since my family left the farm. While it may have been nearly 20 years since I milked my first cow, I am even more […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Launches Statewide Sustainability Series
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is excited to invite farmers and agriculturists to attend “Leaders of the Land: A State Sustainability Series”. This series of nine tours will take place across […]
Farm Bureau Members Provide Insight on Using Cover Crops
Changing times have called for a change in mindset. This past year has been challenging, not only for livestock producers, but also for crop farmers. Low prices, the ever-increasing costs […]