There might be more corn stalks left up throughout the winter along state and county roads in Eau Claire County next year.
JUNEAU — Russell Hedrick is a first-generation corn, soybean and specialty grains producer from North Carolina. Hedrick started in 2012 with 3…
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…
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is accepting applications for the 2020 Specialty Crop Block Grant progr…
EAU CLAIRE — Heather Darby made money in hemp last year, but it wasn’t in the way she expected.
When a cup of coffee becomes just another step in a morning ritual, the work that went into getting that coffee to that point can sometimes be…
RICE LAKE — A compact hydroponic garden tower is set to be a big bonus to the Barron County Nutrition Program.
MINERAL POINT — About 15 years ago, Dori Zimmerman and her son, Zachary, were living in Kansas and watching a documentary on the Emerald Trian…
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…
The UW-Extension Offices of Buffalo and Chippewa counties will host industrial hemp update meetings. The meeting in Chippewa County will focus…
CHETEK — Being able to raise local, sustainable fish and produce year-round is one major benefit of running an aquaponics farm, according to C…
Not only did farmers trying their hand at growing industrial hemp have to deal with the hazards associated with navigating a fledgling industr…
STRUM — In a 10-by-20 foot grow room with vertical shelving, Dan Czelatdko grows small plants with major potential.
The most recent crop reports suggest Wisconsin’s fall harvest and tillage schedule is two to three weeks behind the normal pace because of thi…
Chris Duke pulled back the covers topping long rows of spinach in one of his hoop houses high on a hill at his organic produce farm east of Ma…
A wet spring, colder than normal summer, fall weather that is much colder than normal and now energy shortages due to the cold weather; farmer…
On Dec. 5, the University of Wisconsin-Division of Extension will host two Hemp Education and Networking Opportunities on the western side of …
MADISON — Hemp is a topic Sara Walling admits she could spend hours talking about, referencing her “past life” as a student who obtained her u…
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Something new could soon be coming to Wisconsin soybeans, and state entomologists are already on the lookout.
While children in southern Wisconsin were shocked to wake up on Halloween to a few inches of snow, farmers in the region weren’t particularly …
Hemp licensing applications and registrations are available for the 2020 Wisconsin growing season, as of Nov. 1. The deadline for current lice…
Growing organic garlic on a fifth-generation family farm was just what the doctor ordered. Well actually, Jeff “Doc” Menn didn’t order his son…
DURAND — While farmers have to contend with rain events that can put nitrogen out of reach of their plants’ roots, communities are dealing wit…
LANCASTER — Steve Adrian and his son, Adam, have seen success in using cover crops in southwest Wisconsin. A hay shortage in 1978 led Steve to…
With more potassium than a banana, potatoes are an excellent choice for your dinner plate. Potatoes are high in fiber and packed full of energ…
Weather conditions earlier this year put a slight delay on apple season but should not impact the output of local growers this fall.
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Aug. 28 that President Donald Trump plans to soften the blow to farmers afte…
EDGAR — In his two years of hosting crop trials for Swiderski Equipment on his Marathon County farm, Kevin Iczkowski has had to deal with very…