WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Products Pavilion is one of the most visited buildings during the annual Wisconsin State Fair – and with good reason. From Aug. 4 through Aug. 14 fairgoers could find 32 Wisconsin vendors under one roof at State Fair Park in West Allis. The vendors sold every…
It was early in the mosquito season when a young cutting horse who had just started training became inflicted with West Nile virus. He didn’t know where he was placing his feet and his gait was off. When the bloodwork came back, it was West Nile. It’s such an easy disease to prevent. As long…
BAYFIELD, Wis. – On earth perfection is elusive. So difficult is it to attain that many never try. The goal is simple, the quest complex. When we encounter the quest for perfection the experience is certain to be special.
The world of communication is now in our pocket thanks to the marvels of technology. Our powerful smartphones have so many bells, whistles, gadgets and apps that the actual concept of being a telephone seems like an afterthought.
Declaring that the Earth stands at a “now or never” moment, the United Nations recently called for deep emissions reductions and unprecedented innovations to prevent the most catastrophic effects of climate change.
Editor's note: This article is part of a series featuring Wisconsin farmer-members of dairy cooperatives. The following article features Duane, Tina and Ann Hinchley. They own Hinchley's Dairy Farm near Cambridge, Wisconsin. They’re members of Dairy Farmers of America.
Just after the new moon those of us who still have calendars on the wall flipped the pages from July to August. The past few weeks have had a lot of weather that’s great for haymaking. Warm dry breezes cure hay beautifully. But that same weather that’s good for haymaking, when enjoyed in exc…
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – The words “Dairy Lane” are prominently featured on a 450-square-foot mural at the Wisconsin State Fair at the fairgrounds in West Allis. They speak volumes about Wisconsin’s $45.6 million dairy industry. Dairy Lane featured a number of interactive displays and, of course, …
OPINION Michael Crowder, president of the National Association of Conservation Districts, said, “(Our organization) applauds the inclusion of conservation and natural-resources program funding in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which was recently approved by Congress. The bill was then…
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Southwestern Wisconsin has received timely rainfall through corn-pollination time. But corn-rootworm adults are becoming more common in many corn fields. Growers should be scouting to determine damage potential for next year’s crop in continuous-corn rotations, says Dan Smith, southwest-regi…
UKRAINE – Thousands of tonnes of grain and sunflower oil have left Ukrainian ports on five ships that have secured safe passage out of the war zone. Following the successful journey of the first grain ship this past week, four ships left this week. Several other vessels are preparing to tran…
County to host finals
Atrazine’s ability to control weeds has made it a popular herbicide in the United States, where it helps maximize yields of corn and sorghum. But research shows it also can reduce plant diversity and disturb hormone production in wildlife and possibly humans.
Conservation-planning tool offered
OPINION The Renewable Fuels Association thanks U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa-New Hartford, and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors for introducing the Next Generation Fuels Act in the Senate. The bill establishes a high-octane, low-carbon fuel standard that would reduce pump prices, reduce…
Weather and climate can contribute to civil unrest, especially in countries where people depend on subsistence farming. Can unrest be predicted along with the weather? To begin answering that question researchers at the National Drought Mitigation Center, based at the University of Nebraska-…
Wisconsin had 5.8 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Aug. 7, 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Much-needed rain fell across most of the state, helping to reduce dry-condition stress in corn and soybeans.
OPINION The National Milk Producers Federation commends the inclusion of $20 billion in new funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs in the Inflation Reduction Act that was approved this week by the U.S. Senate.
Soybean board election underway
Mid-State Technical College recently awarded the 2022 Regional FFA Career Development Events Chapter of Excellence Award to the Marshfield FFA chapter. The Chapter of Excellence award recognizes exemplary performance in the regional FFA Career Development Events contests held at Mid-State’s …
The National Agri-Marketing Association Club from the University of Wisconsin-School of Agriculture at Platteville recently traveled to Kansas City, Missouri, to compete in the National Agri-Marketing Student Competition. There, students presented their pitch for an agricultural product, Fil…
Meatpacking facility to be built
Pathogens that attack crops constantly change to evade host immunity – or disease resistance in plant parlance. Sometimes a single gene makes the difference between a resistant crop and a susceptible one. In those cases the gene typically blocks the pathogen for a while – until the microbe m…
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