Becoming a leader in one of Wisconsin’s unique agriculture industries, Leslie Svacina found her calling raising meat goats near Deer Park, Wis. Svacina owns and runs...
As agriculture continues to grow, so do innovations in the industry and opportunities to create digital workspaces for farm fields. Granular launched Granular Insights in February...
Online applications are now open for anyone wishing to grow or process hemp in Minnesota in 2021. Interest in Minnesota’s hemp program expanded quickly since it...
Less than a week before the Thanksgiving holiday, an Iowa farming family will bring two turkeys to Washington D.C. to be pardoned by President Donald Trump....
Is Washington doing enough to fight COVID-19? La Crosse’s Congressman and his Republican challenger disagreed on that, and many other questions, during an online candidate forum...
The Land Stewardship Project added a fresh tone to its conservation efforts. The private nonprofit group based in Minnesota has been working with farmers since its...
One of the most beautiful harvests is underway in the Midwest, and Wisconsin cranberry producers expect to have a bountiful crop. Each year, Wisconsin growers harvest...
From cow to creamery, the Metz Family brings a full dairy experience for visitors on the family farm north of Rushford, Minn. The history of Metz’s...
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Being cooped up at home due to the pandemic paid handsomely for a Minnesota horticulture teacher who used the extra...
It is time to share the story of the modern miracle of agriculture. That message came from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue during a ‘Shop Talk Townhall’...
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...
Although students are not physically in class at the Holmen School District, the building is abuzz with change. Between COVID-19 and renovations from a $23.5 million...
Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, a young Wisconsin woman spent her summer trying to make a difference on a national scale. Abigail George of Mondovi served as...
“Every Farmer Counts.” That’s the theme for the upcoming National Farm Safety and Health Week that runs Sept. 20-26. The effort to increase physical and mental...
Lori Stern has been hired to head the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), a nonprofit in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, that is nationally recognized for...
The chance to visit apple orchards is ripe for the picking. Sunrise Orchards just outside of Gays Mills opened its doors for the 2020 season August 24...
Before Iowa was hit by the massive storm system known as a derecho last week, farmers dealt with yet another tragedy in the COVID-19 pandemic and...
It was not what Houston County 4-H anticipated when preparing to celebrate its centennial in 2020, but University of Minnesota Extension, volunteers, and families came together...
Following the first-ever virtual selection process, Brenna Connelly, 19, of Byron, representing Olmsted County was crowned as the 67th Princess Kay of the Milky Way Wednesday...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A University of Minnesota botanist discovered a new invasive grass in Wisconsin last month, state wildlife officials announced Tuesday. Wisconsin Department of...