MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he “resents” that President Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary suggested small dairy farms need to get bigger in order to survive. Agriculture…
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 to the next generation…
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press 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…
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and BALINT SZALAI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When President Donald Trump’s administration announced a $12 billion aid package for farmers struggling under the financial strain of…
SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Like farmers throughout the Midwest, this spring’s torrential rains turned Andrew Dunham’s land into sticky muck that set him back nearly…
EDGERTON, Wis. (AP) — Tobacco used to be a major cash crop in Wisconsin, but today very few farms remain. Those that do are primarily located in southeast Dane County.…
By Shereen Siewert The Wisconsin Legislature is considering a bill introduced in late April that aims to strengthen the state’s dairy industry. Wisconsin’s dairy industry remains a strong presence in…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin farmers don’t need to sell their crops to qualify for property tax breaks, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The ruling stems from a dispute…
By Staff of the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting China imported more than $130 billion in U.S. commodities in 2017, according to U.S. Import and Export Merchandise trade statistics.Earlier this…
TOWN OF CLEVELAND — Police have identified the man who died after he became entangled in a power take-off unit of a tractor as 78-year-old Raymond Punke. Police were called…
By News21 staff, Jackie Wang, Nicole Tyau, Chelsea Rae Ybanez; Center for Public Integrity This report is part of a project on drinking water contamination in the United States produced…
An informal network among farmers may be more important than federal regulation in building trust in the organic industry By Liz Carlisle/Ensia If you live in the U.S., chances are…
Workers cite hostility and heightened enforcement. Dairy farmers raise wages to attract and keep Mexican and Central American employees. By Alexandra Hall Wisconsin Public Radio DURAND — Twenty-six-year-old Rosa Jiménez…
By P.J. Huffstutter and Michael Hirtzer CHICAGO (Reuters) – A fungus that causes “vomitoxin” has been found in some Wisconsin corn harvested last year, forcing poultry and pork farmers to…
