Pictured: Lonnie and Rochelle Holthaus on their farm in Fennimore, WI. “It’s an industry that we’re missing out on,” says Lonnie Holthaus as he walks through his free stall barn in Fennimore, ...

For decades, the educational and community-building value of Wisconsin county fairs has been widely recognized. Now, a statewide economic impact study is helping put a value on the financial benefits ...

The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA®), the international organization of educators, scientists, and industry representatives who are committed to advancing the dairy industry, is pleased to ...

Wisconsin State Fair officials are pleased to announce that applications are now available for the 2024 Century and Sesquicentennial Farm and Home Award, a prestigious award given to families who have ...

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will conduct the National Agricultural Classification Survey starting Jan. 24. The survey is a step in determining who should receive a 2027 Census of ...

Ron Bula is a retired farmer who runs a family farm of about 168 acres in Baraboo. Bula’s Pleasant Valley Farm is very diverse. They specialize in grass-fed beef, lamb, pasteurized broilers and eggs, ...

The Wisconsin Pork Association and UW-Extension are hosting a Swine Reproduction Workshop on July 23 at Minitube USA’s headquarters at 419 Venture Ct. in Verona. Pork producers of all kinds and allied ...

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) award of over $11 million in new federal funding for the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) ...

Mary Holle is the new program manager for the Farm and Industry Short Course at UW-River Falls, beginning a new chapter for the historic program. Holle is a Baldwin-based farmer and long-time dairy ...

As commercial fertilizer prices continue to rise, farmers are increasingly turning to livestock manure to offset their input costs. However, unlike custom commercial options, manure is highly variable ...

Normally, when you walk into a barn, you wouldn’t necessarily expect it to be as clean as your house or even your doctors office. But if you were to visit Blueprint Genetics in Janesville, Wisconsin ...

Cropland cash rent paid to Wisconsin landlords in 2024 averaged $162 per acre according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Non-irrigated cropland rent averaged $158 per acre, $7 above ...