Despite being a vital part of the regional agriculture economy, the challenges facing Hmong farmers often get lost in the shuffle.
For the growing number of American pasture farmers, raising happy hogs isn’t just good animal stewardship, it’s about creating a better produc…
Mid-afternoon on a bright early January day. Driving west on Hickory Road, I saw the pheasant lying in the northern ditch. I drove about a hun…
Implored by several complete strangers and well intended friends and family to write an article and submit, with pictures, to local Wisconsin …
Old memories become blurry with the passage of time, but a particularly cold Sunday 45 years ago that stands out for me was memorable across w…
Only 1 in 10 Wisconsinites were meeting the daily recommendations for incorporating fruits and vegetables into their diets two years ago, acco…
Four American meat processors are facing scrutiny for their role in squeezing competition and price-jacking consumers, with mounting criticism…
I’m waiting out what passes for a blizzard in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, with two people I love more than most any in this world: my best friend …
“So, what do you guys do when it’s 20-below outside at the farm? Do you just stay in and not go outside?” I was asked recently during a virtua…
Five-hundred miles seems a long drive to see a bench. And yet, here we are — my wife, our three kids, and the dog, all roaming some closed-for…
A brand new year is before us. I wish you all good health and happiness, and most of all God’s blessings as we start another year.
Blake Richard, a Park Falls resident who is attending Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin and majoring in Natural Resources, had the honor…
My son and I traveled companionably on Highway 29 east towards Wausau. He under the impression we were off to perform yardwork for his grandma…
When the temperature falls at Heartland Farm Sanctuary in Verona, it’s easy to walk past a pile of straw and think nothing of it.
School districts across the state are reporting problems getting the foods they need to make student meals. Some Wisconsin farmers see the sup…
As 2021 comes to a close, everywhere I look at home and at work I see projects waiting to be started or finished. Often, it seems, there’s nev…
With all the challenges facing agriculture, the loss of knowledge and institutional memory in the farming community may slip under the radar.
Chris Wilson’s alfalfa operation in Lafayette County is a microcosm of what it takes to run an organic farm.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — For 50 Christmases, John and Kathy Sirasky and Mark and Marsha Leathers sent the same card back and forth, no matter where…
Major solar energy projects by Alliant Energy in Rock County and nearby Green County are moving forward heading into the new year as the compa…
Holiday traditions are the focus of the Christmas Festival held at Willow Springs Garden near Wausau. The annual event held since 2006 has dra…
Shopping . . . it has never been a family favorite. As far back as I can remember, Mom would remark how she loathed shopping. We’d even challe…
I did not inherit my grandma’s collection of vinyl records, but it is safe to say that I salvaged it, preserved it. The albums were stored in …
Our first full-coverage blanket of snow has arrived in the Northland and unlike last winter, my bird feeders are being emptied regularly by a …
ELEVA — The Wisconsin agriculture secretary paid a visit to Lowes Creek Tree Farm while temperatures dip and sales heat up with Christmas loom…
There might not be a more intriguing fusion of the ancient and the futuristic than the concept of targeted grazing.
‘Tis the season for holiday lights and while I’m no Clark Griswold, I’ve always enjoyed putting up a few exterior decorations.
CHIPPEWA FALLS — The Northern Wisconsin State Fair has seen remarkable attendance growth in recent years, to the point that fair executive dir…