Janesville chainsaw sculptor and horsewoman Jennifer Ruse wants to help horse owners honor their special equine friends with a hand-carved monument.
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY — If Sheboygan River Progressive Farmers proves anything, it’s that agricultural conservation should be driven by the people …
Fall is in full swing in Rock County, evidenced by people flocking to pumpkin patches and the season attractions built around the crop on some…
When E.P. Fullington (a Civil War veteran originally from Vermont) picked out the core acreage that is now our farm, he had a keen old-timer’s…
Who would have thought the future of farming rests not only in the rural heartland, but in the concrete jungle as well?
The Red Cross is seeking nominations for this year’s local heroes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced more than $146 million for sustainable agricultural research projects under the National Inst…
Fall is the time of year when we enjoy the different trees and the range of colors they display as the leaves start to change.
Emergency responders face unique, high-risk situations on farms, including toxic atmospheres, enclosed spaces, managing animals under stress a…
As summer winds down and temperatures begin to dip, fall colors fill the landscape and pumpkins ripen for the picking.
Here’s what I know has been lost in the bottom of Lake Hallie. Three pairs of my reading glasses and one beater from my electric mixer. More h…
OSSEO — It certainly didn’t hurt to start a creamery in Wisconsin, but cheese-making was in Inga Witscher’s blood long before she ever settled…
One of us had a pet rooster named Gary.
If Bill Foy were writing this article, it’d be a better article. He’s had a lot more practice at it.
We had a good soaking rain during the night but also some lightning and wind. I am so thankful when all is okay after a storm. After our last …
In a previous column I wrote about daylilies and how easy it is to grow them. This time I would like to focus on dahlias that are not as easy …
Technology is undeniably changing farming, but there’s a surprising trend forming when it comes to what tech farmers use.
Severe weather goes part and parcel with summer — and this year is no exception.
Today daughters Lovina, 17, and Loretta, 21, and I canned 42 quarts of red beets from our garden. Yesterday we froze sweet corn and now tomorr…
It is with a heavy heart that I write this column. Brother-in-law Jacob (sister Emma’s husband) was admitted to the hospital while we were at …
If my long-running battle against woodchucks were a Hollywood sequel, I think we’d be at “Groundhog Strikes Again Chapter XXIV.”
We enter August with some much cooler than normal temperatures. We painted sons Joseph’s and Kevin’s bedrooms last week. Our next project is t…
Today, July 27th, is grandson Ryan’s second birthday. Three little boys in our church share this date: Austin turns 3, Ryan turns 2, and niece…
The flower garden at Farmstead is completely abuzz. Hummingbirds dart from feeders to flowers, butterflies of all shapes and colors flit joyfu…
The COVID-19 pandemic posed a variety of challenges to rural schools and their communities. Many schools tackled those challenges head on with…