Wisconsin Farmers Union president Darin Von Ruden in the WIZM studio Wednesday for La Crosse Talk PM discussing the expired farm bill, big farms v. small...
She spoke a lot of her background growing up on the dairy farm. What Rebecca Cooke didn’t really mention at a debate at UW-La Crosse last...
One of the La Crosse Center’s biggest events is back in town, beginning Thursday. The 33rd MOSES Organic Farming Conference takes over the newly renovated Center...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz and a top state lawmakers say they will support an emergency financial relief package for farmers in Minnesota,...
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin creamery cooperative is offering dairy farmers an incentive to quit an industry stung first by years of low milk prices...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The coronavirus has delivered a severe blow to Wisconsin dairy farmers who rely on selling milk to restaurants, schools and the hospitality industry....
Buy local: It’s a simple concept that people tend to talk about in reference to “mom and pop” shops. But, when it comes to food, to...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday proposed reimbursing farmers who retrofit their tractors with rollover protection or install safety equipment in their...
In the midst of what the Land Stewardship Project calls a farm crisis, the cost of healthcare is a key concern for those working in agriculture....
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin farmers would receive up to a $7,500 tax break this year under a bill that’s part of a fast-moving package of...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin farmers received more than $432 million in federal aid amid farm closures last year, but some said the payments did little...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers are considering proposals to cut property taxes and insurance costs for farmers as part of a package to help rural...
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Many farmers in the Midwest and South whose planting this year was interrupted by wet weather are getting a reprieve, though a...
Trade and politics are putting the Midwest in the spotlight. Just before flying to Washington D.C., U.S. Representative Ron Kind (D-La Crosse) spoke of his recent...
Winter storms may not be hitting the immediate area, but they could impact corn and soybean prices for local farmers. Brad Rippey, United States Department of...
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...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A key Republican lawmaker vowed Wednesday to block new state restrictions designed to protect farmers’ neighbors from the stench of manure following...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin dairy industry raised a stink Monday over potential new restrictions on manure storage, insisting the regulations would make life harder...
LAPEER, Mich. (AP) — For more than 20 years, the eastern Michigan town of Lapeer sent leftover sludge from its sewage treatment plant to area farms,...
