Wis. Sen. Gaylord Nelson had long been concerned about the deteriorating environment in the United States. Then in January 1969 he and many ot…
Seasonally wet weather can create environmental mastitis challenges if dairy farmers aren’t using best-management practices. Here are four key…
“We’re unique as human beings,” Larissa Duncan says. “Other animals don’t experience stress the way we do.”
RUSK COUNTY, Wis. -- Sherri and Dale Goss in 2017 bought a small 80‐acre farm in south-central Rusk County, with the idea of turning it into s…
The government let a little air out of the milk markets this past week. Most Class III and Class IV futures contracts lost between 10 and 30 c…
OPINION Earth Day is April 22. It’s nice to have a day set aside to remember how everyone needs to care for, protect and in some cases restor…
Because silvopasture is the combination and intersection of trees, livestock and pasture, farmers and ranchers are like an orchestra conductor…
OPINION Earth Day 2021 finds a country overwhelmed by interconnecting crises. A worldwide pandemic, an economic disaster, racial discord and …
NEWTON, Wis. – Coming down off the ridge from Westby in Vernon County, Wisconsin, the road winds around the hill and drops into the valley. Th…
“As mayors, we believe that now is the time for transformative investments in our nation’s infrastructure that will benefit our residents for …
Manure is no longer seen as a waste stream, but as a valuable raw material. More technologies are being developed to convert manure into valua…
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Editor’s note: This article is part of a series featuring women members of the Wisconsin Farmers Union.
It’s April in Wisconsin, when the presence of a single cloud blocking the sun can send me back to March – uttering the familiar phrase “Where …
OPINION On behalf of the American dairy farmers, we want to extend our thanks to the National Milk Producers Federation and the International…
In Washington, policy focus is shifting to building for the future. On the rural front agriculture has its swagger back.
One out of every three acres in the United States is rangeland. Two-thirds of those are privately owned, mainly by ranchers who graze their li…
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has declared 2021 as the “Year of Broadband Access.” There has been a great deal of discussion about making broadban…
Innovations in engineering and technology for agricultural, food and biological systems recently were recognized by the American Society of Ag…
Land managers know one of the best ways to prevent forest fires is to set fires. Periodic controlled or prescribed burns can reduce the amount…
Calf abortions can be a major concern for cattle producers. An abortion is the discharge of the fetus prior to the end of the normal gestation…
OPINION The Rebuild Rural Coalition thanks President Joe Biden for his infrastructure proposal. It offers a good starting point for discussio…
Capital-gains taxes are based on the change in the value of an asset such as farmland, livestock or timber when that asset is sold. Currently …
OPINION The Family Farm Action Alliance applauds the reintroduction of the Climate Stewardship Act in both chambers of Congress. The legislat…
The span of time is hard to fathom. A human lifespan is just one dot on the line of time. Time passes quickly for us but seems slow in the sen…
After feed for the lactating herd, heifer-rearing represents a dairy farm’s next biggest cost. Even though costly, heifers represent the futur…
If farmers could earn a $5-per-acre discount on crop insurance for planting cover crops, more farmers might add the conservation practice to t…