As a young girl I was privileged to spend a week or more every summer with my maternal grandparents in the late 1950s and early 1960s. My grandparents had just sold the farm and built a new ranch home about 3 miles away on a large lot containing many mature trees.
MILWAUKEE – The name Harlen Persinger is synonymous with agricultural photography. The Iowa native’s photos have graced the covers of national farm magazines and countless company publications. They’ve been featured in the Peace Corps annual calendar and have won many a photo contest. In 201…
If you have ever wondered if you had enough faith, or what to do in those difficult times when you fear you might be losing your faith, Jesus would say to follow the example of children. Indeed He recommends we become like little children.
Young calves dot fields across the country as we immerse into calving season. We want to help offer young calves a healthy start.
BAYFIELD, Wis. – Sometimes we become stuck in a rut. We do or think the same thing again and again. In Wisconsin when we see a barn we think within we will find cattle, hogs, chickens or maybe sheep.
MILTON, Wis. – One of the reasons June Dairy Month events are held is to show how farmers use new technologies to provide cow comfort and to produce the best dairy products they can, says Janet Clark, vice-chairperson of the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and owner of Vision-Aire Farms of Eldora…
UKRAINE – Trains have started to haul Ukraine grain into Europe in a bid to prevent world famine. But Russians continue to block main ports in the south of the country.
Wisconsin dairy breakfasts are being planned to celebrate June Dairy Month. Agri-View will publish a calendar weekly in print, as well as online, with updates as we receive them. Email agriview@madison.com with breakfast information including time and date, location with street address, what…
Agri-View offers a schedule of events of special interest to our readers. Some events and activities might require advance registration. Email agriview@madison.com with calendar submissions.
OPINION The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a rule, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Related Disclosures for Investors,” mandating extensive climate disclosures by public companies – including measured impacts for their entire supply chain.
Reflecting the proliferation of new opportunities along the agricultural supply chain, HighQuest Partners is introducing “Unconventional Ag,” a rebranding of its Organic & Non-GMO Forum, now in its eighth year. The newly refocused event is key to discovering the latest insights in identi…
Our topsy-turvy spring weather so far this year has not inspired ambitions of gardening, but the show must go on.
“Forages are a passion for me,” says Jim Paulson, forage guru and a former University of Minnesota-Extension educator; he currently works for Fieldstone Consulting.
OPINION I have always considered it a privilege to have grown up on a dairy farm in central Wisconsin. I have so much respect for my dad and his two brothers’ commitment to operating their business. I cannot thank them enough for instilling in me a work ethic, and teaching me to value accoun…
One of my earliest memories of growing corn was driving tractor while picking rocks on my uncle’s farm. I was 6 years old and could barely push in the clutch. After starting me in granny gear and pointing me down the field, my only job was to drive straight and stay off the corn. But I ran o…
It was good fortune that 35-millimeter cameras in Asia were relatively inexpensive in 1968. That fact would help launch Harlen Persinger’s career in photojournalism. Mark Dillon – Persinger’s longtime friend – recently shared how it all happened.
Crops that have been harvested leave behind residues that can serve as a feed resource for grazing cattle, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast.
Whether roasted and savory or topped with marshmallows, sweet potatoes are a fall staple. Despite being beloved by most, sweet potatoes are often misunderstood. They’re unrelated to potatoes, for starters. And they’re even different from yams.
State committee named
In 1905 a 20-year-old German botany student named Friedrich Laibach picked a small, flowering weed from the bank of the Lahn River near his hometown of Limburg. Since that time the weed – Arabidopsis thaliana – has become a mainstay of plant biology and genetics research.
One acre of Mighty Grand Dairy near Union Grove, Wisconsin, has been dedicated to a unique commodity to promote efficiency and cost savings. Solar panels installed on that acre in January 2021 have since provided about 80 percent of the farm's energy.
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The National Corn Growers Association recently named its winners for the 2021 Fields-of-Corn Photo Contest. The contest highlights corn growth from seed to harvest and the families that grow it.
OPINION The National Farmers Union is co-leading an effort with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture to secure funding for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. More than 30 agricultural, rural and mental-health professional organizations joined the National …
Wheat products account for about 20 percent of what people worldwide eat every day. Wheat crops must adapt to new climate patterns to keep pace with demand. To meet new challenges and train a new generation of plant breeders, the University of California-Davis is leading a five-year research…
In 1905 a 20-year-old German botany student named Friedrich Laibach picked a small, flowering weed from the bank of the Lahn River near his hometown of Limburg. Since that time the weed – Arabidopsis thaliana – has become a mainstay of plant biology and genetics research.
One acre of Mighty Grand Dairy near Union Grove, Wisconsin, has been dedicated to a unique commodity to promote efficiency and cost savings. Solar panels installed on that acre in January 2021 have since provided about 80 percent of the farm's energy.
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In 2021 the market for proteins witnessed a new type of consumer – one who is less sensitive to increased retail meat prices and more interested in at-home food preparation. Demand for animal protein, particularly beef, has been exceptionally strong since the onset of the pandemic, allowing …
The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer improved in April to a reading of 121, which was 8 points better than a month earlier. Despite the increase, the ag sentiment index remains 32 percent less than its April 2021 reading.
OPINION I have always considered it a privilege to have grown up on a dairy farm in central Wisconsin. I have so much respect for my dad and his two brothers’ commitment to operating their business. I cannot thank them enough for instilling in me a work ethic, and teaching me to value accoun…
It was good fortune that 35-millimeter cameras in Asia were relatively inexpensive in 1968. That fact would help launch Harlen Persinger’s career in photojournalism. Mark Dillon – Persinger’s longtime friend – recently shared how it all happened.
State committee named
OPINION I have always considered it a privilege to have grown up on a dairy farm in central Wisconsin. I have so much respect for my dad and his two brothers’ commitment to operating their business. I cannot thank them enough for instilling in me a work ethic, and teaching me to value accoun…
One of my earliest memories of growing corn was driving tractor while picking rocks on my uncle’s farm. I was 6 years old and could barely push in the clutch. After starting me in granny gear and pointing me down the field, my only job was to drive straight and stay off the corn. But I ran o…
It was good fortune that 35-millimeter cameras in Asia were relatively inexpensive in 1968. That fact would help launch Harlen Persinger’s career in photojournalism. Mark Dillon – Persinger’s longtime friend – recently shared how it all happened.
OPINION I have always considered it a privilege to have grown up on a dairy farm in central Wisconsin. I have so much respect for my dad and his two brothers’ commitment to operating their business. I cannot thank them enough for instilling in me a work ethic, and teaching me to value accoun…
It was good fortune that 35-millimeter cameras in Asia were relatively inexpensive in 1968. That fact would help launch Harlen Persinger’s career in photojournalism. Mark Dillon – Persinger’s longtime friend – recently shared how it all happened.
Crops that have been harvested leave behind residues that can serve as a feed resource for grazing cattle, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast.
OPINION I have always considered it a privilege to have grown up on a dairy farm in central Wisconsin. I have so much respect for my dad and his two brothers’ commitment to operating their business. I cannot thank them enough for instilling in me a work ethic, and teaching me to value accoun…
The National Corn Growers Association recently named its winners for the 2021 Fields-of-Corn Photo Contest. The contest highlights corn growth from seed to harvest and the families that grow it.
OPINION The National Farmers Union is co-leading an effort with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture to secure funding for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. More than 30 agricultural, rural and mental-health professional organizations joined the National …
It was good fortune that 35-millimeter cameras in Asia were relatively inexpensive in 1968. That fact would help launch Harlen Persinger’s career in photojournalism. Mark Dillon – Persinger’s longtime friend – recently shared how it all happened.
Crops that have been harvested leave behind residues that can serve as a feed resource for grazing cattle, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast.
Whether roasted and savory or topped with marshmallows, sweet potatoes are a fall staple. Despite being beloved by most, sweet potatoes are often misunderstood. They’re unrelated to potatoes, for starters. And they’re even different from yams.
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