Among increasing efforts to support Wisconsin farmers, three proposals sponsored by Democrats are aimed to slow the wave of farm bankruptcies. One proposal by Rep. Mark...
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...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Young farmers hoping to make a living in Wisconsin as well as those nearing retirement who want to hand off their operations...
Soybeans set a record low for crop progress in August of 2019. Brad Rippey, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) meteorologist, said that was based on...
LACONA, Iowa (AP) — When President Donald Trump levied tariffs on China that scrambled global markets, farmer Randy Miller was willing to absorb the financial hit....
ST. JAMES, Minn. (AP) — Harold Wolle has grown corn and soybeans on his farm near St. James in southwest Minnesota since 1976. Lately, Wolle has...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is accepting applications for the Agricultural Growth, Research and Innovation (AGRI) Farm to School and Farm to Early Care and...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican leader of the Wisconsin Senate is denouncing comments made by the state’s agriculture secretary criticizing the Legislature for not doing...
In light of a continuous farm crisis, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is guiding farmers toward financial, personal and emotional support. Meg Moynihan, a senior advisor...
EAST TROY, Wis. (AP) — Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews will headline Farm Aid 2019 when the music and food festival visits...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration’s Market Facilitation Program is meant to compensate farmers for income they’ve lost due to the U.S. trade war with China....
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When President Donald Trump’s administration announced a $12 billion aid package for farmers struggling under the financial strain of his trade dispute with...
Fire up the grill! The Wisconsin Farm Bureau says the average cost of a summer cookout is less than $6 a person. Director of Communications Sarah...
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...
Looking toward a brighter future, nearly 300 agriculture teachers gathered in La Crosse for the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators Professional Development Conference. Becky Wirkus, Wisconsin...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin cranberry growers say demand for the fruit is improving after a voluntary move to withhold part of the 2018 crop. The...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Foreign investors acquired at least 1.6 million acres of U.S. agricultural land in 2016, the largest increase in more than a decade,...
Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (KLOH’-buh-shar) has come out with a plan to help farmers that includes raising the debt limit on farm bankruptcies and increasing...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump rolled out another $16 billion in aid for farmers hurt by his trade policies, and financial markets shook Thursday on...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill designed to bolster the state’s pollution credit-trading system. The Senate approved the bill unanimously...
