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MADISON — Hemp was the theme of this year’s Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum, with Kate VandenBosch, Dean of the College of Agricultural a…
The Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers, a three-day workshop for people wanting to start an orchard business, will be offered Mar. 6-8…
Food safety trainings for produce growers will be held in six locations around the state in January and February. The classes will be taught b…
SINSINAWA — What do a southeast Iowa chestnut grower, a Missouri elderberry grower and a Minnesota hazelnut grower have in common?
WISCONSIN DELLS — With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill almost a year ago now, hemp became legal to grow and process in all 50 states as it w…
LANCASTER — Those who made the snowy trek to Vesperman Farms Nov. 6 were also treated to apple cider donuts, made fresh that morning on site, …
GILMANTON — It may have been by accident that Tony DiMaggio got into farming, but it was no mistake.
MADISON — When Valentin Picasso, an assistant professor in UW-Madison’s agronomy department; Julie Olmstead, a program officer at The McKnight…
RIDGEWAY — Last Sunday, June 30, promised to be an interesting one as visitors arrived at Meadowlark Organics to looming dark clouds off in th…
VERONA — Sprawling across about 570 acres, the West Madison Agricultural Research Station is unique among Wisconsin’s agricultural research st…
RICHLAND CENTER — When Claudia and Jerry Berres moved to their rural Richland Center farm in 1994, they were fortunate to follow in the footst…
Steve Acheson grew up near Campbellsport in Fond du Lac County, spending time with family on their farms around the area as a youth. He was a …
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Nine local food projects have been selected to receive grants through the Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin program, a competitive grant program design…
In upstate New York, Lexie Hain and Lewis Fox are growing an interesting business, capitalizing on the state’s push for the use of renewable e…
Produce farmers, large and small, can take advantage of expert financial consulting for their farms through a new effort from University of Mi…
Many farmers have been asking questions about installations of large-scale solar and wind energy developments on their land. The contracts and…
Growers seeking to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act's Produce Safety Rule have a new educational resource with the Farmers Union …
The Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnership and Grampa G’s Farm will host a public field day to demonstrate the production proces…
GRANTSBURG — Ben and Nicki Peterson didn't really have a plan when they bought the old creamery in downtown Grantsburg in fall 2017; perhaps i…
Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary will host a Maple Syrup Tour from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 30, at Acer Acres near Shell Lake.
MOUNT HOREB — It was the early 1960s, and Wausau native Eugene Woller had just graduated from high school, receiving a scholarship to attend t…
LONE ROCK — Three years ago this January, the Poad family of Lone Rock suffered a fire at their farm that destroyed their barn and a shop used…
Farmers and businesses involved in Wisconsin’s food industry who are seeking to grow their local markets are encouraged to apply for 2019 Buy …
WISCONSIN DELLS — This past summer, John Wentz had the opportunity to help a neighbor on his grazing operation after he had a knee replaced. T…
LENA — If there’s an ideal book for the Lena Public Library, it’s “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.”
The concept is simple: Take a book, share a book.