Cedar Crest Ice Cream, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation have teamed up again to present the “Cedar Crest Ice Cream 4-H F…
ELEVA — Bits of blue may generally be seen speckled around 20 acres of land on a southern Eau Claire County orchard in July and August — unles…
I’ve had a few close calls over the years where I escaped serious injury while working on the farm. It can be a dangerous occupation.
Each spring, when we shear our sheep, we garner nearly 800 lbs. of raw wool. Sticky and pungent with lanoline, we pack the fleeces into huge b…
As the coronavirus pandemic took hold in Wisconsin, access to high-speed internet became more critical than ever, with many residents forced t…
While people can be terribly predictable, life on the other hand is very good at throwing us the unexpected. This is especially true on the fa…
It’s a beautiful July morning as the sun climbs over the hill to shine on our valley.
CLINTON — Kathy and Jeff Collins were farmers who branched out 11 years ago and started their own meat-processing facility and store in Clinton.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is working on keeping more of the state’s young people involved in agri…
How come we haven’t heard about social distancing when it comes to weeds? A social distancing weed is defined as any plant in the wrong place,…
“Where Have All the Swallows Gone?” reads an article this morning. Skilled insectivores, devouring more than 720 insects per day each, these b…
Days before starting first grade, my family moved to Wisconsin and purchased a small farm in Chippewa Falls. Like 95% of farms in Wisconsin, o…
Author’s note: My grandmother once wrote about a tragic experience in her life that changed it forever. Her story is based on an essay she sub…
Darren Swartz, agricultural educator at Bloomer High School, has been awarded the Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher Award from the Wi…
Joseph Schlies of the Denmark FFA was elected to serve as Wisconsin State FFA President at the 91st State FFA Convention Online Experience.
Verne Gilles traveled all over the country in his three-plus decades working as an auditor for the federal government.
For the general public, it may appear as though the Eau Claire and Dunn county fairs this year are yet another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journalists sometimes land in harm’s way when doing their jobs. But in more than 30 years of covering news there was only one time for a brief…
Though things will look different and will not be on the date and in the location originally planned, the Granton FFA Alumni and Supporters Da…
Katy Schultz of Fox Lake was elected president of the Professional Dairy Producers Board of Directors for the 2020-2021 year. Joining her on t…
Give a child a box of crayons and a piece of paper, and ask for a flower, and you very likely will get a picture of a daisy.
DURAND — Pepin County may be the smallest county in Wisconsin by land area, but that doesn’t mean it’s lacking its fair share of history.
CADOTT — The large music festivals a mile down the road were canceled, but the global coronavirus pandemic couldn’t stop the Allis Fest Tracto…
In the unending societal pursuit of novelty and speed, the virtue of patience can become lost. But nature remembers, and the homesteading proc…
Summer is finally here, but continued hijinks by Mother Nature make it anything but normal. And this recently completed spring will be an outl…
The food at farmers markets stands out for its freshness and quality, but the personal interactions among producers and customers deliver even…
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