The economy in western Wisconsin was having serious problems before the coronavirus hit. That opinion comes from a long-time farmer in Trempealeau County, Paul Adams. He...
Multiple dairy farms are watching their work swirl the drain as processors lose milk markets in the wake of COVID-19. Ryan Elbe’s family owns Golden E...
PICKETT, Wis. (AP) — At Rosendale Dairy, each of the 9,000 cows has a microchip implanted in an ear that workers can scan with smartphones for...
Headlines from an Associated Press story sparked heated conversations in the agriculture industry. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was quoted saying “In America, the big get...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary said Tuesday during a stop in Wisconsin that he doesn’t know if the family dairy farm can...
The Wisconsin Legislature’s finance committee voted unanimously, Wednesday, to allow state agriculture officials to spend an additional $200,000 to help struggling farmers deal with depression and...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has rolled out a state program that aims to inject cash into the state’s struggling dairy industry. More...
Congressman Ron Kind of La Crosse continues to rail against the trade war between the U.S. and several countries. During a hearing this week with U.S....
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Republican legislators want to spend nearly $8 million annually to create dairy research programs at three University of Wisconsin System schools....
JAY, Vt. (AP) — Some dairy farmers advocated Tuesday for controlling the supply of milk to increase prices as producers and officials discussed how to support...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A report finds Minnesota farm income continues to drop and hit a new low last year. University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota State...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s independent U.S. senator is co-sponsoring a bill to require non-dairy products to stop using terms like “milk,” ″yogurt” and “cheese” on...
KEWAUNEE, Wis. (AP) — Scientists are one step closer to understanding how dangerous contaminants from fecal matter are entering private wells in a northeastern Wisconsin county....
ALTURA, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says dairy barns collapsing due to heavy snowfall are threatening the state’s economy. Walz and Sen. Tina Smith...
MONTFORT, Wis. (AP) — Bob Bishop is a 61-year-old farmer living in dairy country in southwestern Wisconsin. Today he is helping his two sons pull a...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — High production costs and falling commodity prices over the past four years are forcing more and more dairy farmers out of...
It’s not secret that dairy farmers are struggling in Wisconsin. Between rock bottom milk prices and trade wars, dairy farms are collapsing at near-record levels in...
It’s not the best year for the family farm in Wisconsin, especially not dairy farms. Over 400 are estimated to have closed in the first eight...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin dairy farmers and cheesemakers remain hopeful that a new trade deal between the U.S. and Mexico will augment business in a key...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new federal crop insurance program may help Wisconsin dairy farmers protect against low milk prices. The American Farm Bureau Federation and...
