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...
AKRON, Iowa (AP) — In recent years, Fred Zenk built two barns housing about 2,400 hogs between them — long, white, concrete-and-metal structures that are ubiquitous...
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...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday called the Republican-controlled Legislature into a special session beginning next week to consider an $8.5 million package...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Years of unchecked agricultural pollution has led Minnesotans to drink tap water that is contaminated with unsafe levels of nitrate, a chemical associated...
A key deadline that could give a financial boost for agricultural producers will pass Friday, as the period to apply for funding through the Market Facilitation...
LITCHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in central Minnesota say someone left “booby traps” in a farmer’s field apparently meant to damage farm equipment. Meeker County Sheriff...
Fresh from the garden, elementary students in La Crosse are growing an interest in agriculture. More than six years ago, a program called GROW started providing...
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,...
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...
