How often do you bring home more food than you need from the grocery store or toss leftovers that were forgotten about in the back of the refrigerator? We need […]
Earth Day is Every Day on the Farm
I think it’s safe to say that spring is here. Buds are showing on trees. Alfalfa and wheat fields are beginning to green. Farmers are bursting with excitement and anticipation […]
Start Your Ripple in the Water Conversation
It was 1951. Looking out their kitchen window they watched neighbors rescue the family car and close the shed doors so that other belongings didn’t float out the doors. The […]
Meet: Brian Brown
Farmer-Led Watershed Relationships: The Farmer, the Conservationist and the Crop Consultant Brian Brown knew he had to educate and grow relationships with other farmers and landowners if he was going […]
Policy Initiatives: A Year in Review
As another year wraps up, it’s appropriate to reflect on what Farm Bureau has worked on this year and where our policy initiatives sit. Like every year before, this year […]
A Clear Focus on Clean Water
Earth Day is a time to celebrate our natural resources and commit to caring for our planet. As a farmer, this commitment isn’t limited to one day, but rather stretches […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Testifies to Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality
On Wednesday, April 3, Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Jim Holte testified in front of the Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality. Holte’s testimony stressed the importance of engaging farmers […]
UW Discovery Farms Annual Conference
On December 12, 2017, in Wisconsin Dells, UW Discovery Farms will host its 6th annual conference geared towards farmers, that emphasizes strategies that work on farms, and for the improvement […]
Wisconsin’s Water Woes: Legislature Must Address High Capacity Wells
Your help is needed! Please contact your state senator and representative and ask them to support legislation to address high capacity wells. Here’s why. High capacity wells and their impact […]
Wisconsin’s Water Problems Come to the Surface
For decades, Wisconsin agriculture has talked about water limitations that farmers elsewhere might experience. There was speculation that California dairies would stop growing because water for cows would be needed […]
