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A Wisconsin dairy farmwife and mother learned that grassroots advocacy can pay off quickly. Krista Dolan is a Farm Bureau member from the Dodgeville area.  She started asking questions early this...

An analyst for a specialty crop organization says high input costs and low farm gate prices are not just a problem for row crop producers. Christopher Gerlach with the U.S. Apple Association tells Bro...

Wisconsin lawmakers are considering legislation that would make sure more real dairy butter can be served in more schools. Chad Zuleger with the Dairy Business Association says Wisconsin lawmakers are...

The new year means Wisconsin's Alice in Dairyland Sarah Hagenow has reached the halfway point of her one-year term. She tells Brownfield it's been a whirlwind so far. “There has been so much to ...

Wisconsin has released another five million dollars for food security programs. Ag Secretary Randy Romanski says it's an extension of efforts funded by the Legislature and supported by Governor Tony E...

ALCIVIA Cooperative has a new President and Chief Executive Officer. The co-op's board of directors appointed Rodney Balvitsch (BALL' vich) to lead the organization.  Balvitsch joined ALCIVIA in ...

Wisconsin was cold to start 2026. The USDA says the average statewide temperature for December was nearly four degrees below normal, but precipitation was just about normal, leaving good snow cover fo...

A Wisconsin dairy farmer says the task of getting whole and 2% milk back into schools now needs local support. Mike Yager milks cows near Mineral Point, Wisconsin. He tells Brownfield now is the criti...

Heading into the New Year, a west-central Wisconsin farmer has one question on his mind. “How do we remain profitable?” Tony Mellenthin says it's a tough thing to do in the current environ...

A Wisconsin farmer is now part of the United Soybean Board Executive Committee. Tony Mellenthin, wife Katie, and their family farm near Eau Galle. As a member of the executive committee, Mellenthin wi...