Agriculture

After a two-year break for COVID, the fair returned for its tenth year with nearly 30 vendors, 5 speakers, 140 students and roomfuls of visitors who joined together to learn about ways to protect the Northwoods environment.

A new program is seeking to help Wisconsin's grain farmers build more environmentally and economically resilient operations.

Canadian Teamsters and CP Rail blamed each other for a work stoppage Sunday that halted trains across Canada and interrupted shipments to and from the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial chicken operation in Wisconsin.

Michigan farmers say the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) new, billion-dollar investment in projects by "climate-smart" farmers, ranchers and forest landowners will make a big difference in the fight to protect the environment.

Wisconsin hit a new record for agriculture exports in 2021, but not all growers see the benefits

Wisconsin handed over management of its hemp industry to the federal government on Jan. 1, and farmers and researchers say the new system will reduce barriers to cultivating the crop.

Agriculture remains a predominately white industry. In states such as Wisconsin, there are efforts to elevate more farmers of color, and a program taking shape in Madison hopes training for small grain production will spark interest.

Most shelterbelts date to the 1930s, but one Northwoods farmer recognized their benefits long before that.

The centerpiece is a proposal that would create $20 million in grants to help Wisconsin food banks and pantries buy food from local farmers.