Category Archives: Farm News
Wisconsin FFA Foundation Welcomes New Board Members, Closes Campaign Year
Commemorating the end of an atypical campaign and program year for the Wisconsin FFA Foundation, the Foundation board approved four new board members at their July meeting. The Foundation marked a $46...
Sep 26, 2021
Wisconsin Advocates for Agriculture at National Meeting
This week, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) leadership participated in the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) annual meeting, co...
Sep 26, 2021 RichardBH / CC
New Diet for Cows Demonstrates Increased Milk Production and Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A recently published research project found that canola meal improves the environmental footprint of milk production - reducing methane emissions and nitrogen losses, along with a boost in milk produc...
Sep 25, 2021 steve p2008 / CC
Ripples from the Dunes: Autumn Prairie Gardens
This article was written for Ripples from the Dunes, by Jennifer Klein, Land Management Coordinator. Autumn is in the air. Monarchs have been migrating in large numbers along the lakeshore, headed to ...
Sep 24, 2021 Dark form of Eastern Swallowtail on Joe-Pye weed by Jennifer Klein
Cranberry Harvest To Begin Next Week
The berries have achieved just the right shade of red and Wisconsin's cranberry harvest will begin next week. This year is expected to be a good year for the crop. Du Bay Cranberry manager Dave Hansen...
Sep 23, 2021 Pen Waggener / CC
Barn Quilts: Sharing Stories Across Shawano County For 11 Years
The following article was written for the weekly Art Forward series through the Rahr-West Art Museum. This week's author is Carrie Estrella. According to the International Museum of Quilts at the Univ...
Sep 22, 2021 Jim and Irene Leuenberger, key contributors behind the Shawano County Barn Quilt Project
Wisconsin Sampling Soiree Held Wednesday and Thursday at Farm Wisconsin
Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center at 7001 Gass Lake Rd, Manitowoc, WI, is hosting a Wisconsin Sampline Soiree on September 22nd and 23rd from 5pm to 8pm. Get a taste of some of Wisconsin's finest foods ...
Sep 21, 2021
USDA Invests $700 million to Provide Relief Those Impacted by COVID-19
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it will soon publish Requests for Applications (RFAs) for new grant programs - the Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant program and the...
Sep 19, 2021
WI Ag Researchers Lift the Cover on Cover Crops
Wisconsin farmers are looking ahead to the fall harvest, and those who use cover crops face a deadline to sign up for a research project to measure the effectiveness of this form of sustainable farmin...
Sep 18, 2021
German Researchers Potty-Training Cows To Reduce Emissions
People will potty train their pets like cats and dogs, but researchers are now seeing if they can train cows to do the same. A new paper published in the journal Current Biology says German researcher...
Sep 15, 2021 steve p2008 / CC
