farming

With the flurry of data centers and large farm expansions across Wisconsin, rural advocates are voicing concerns about what they see as a pattern of corporate extraction from their communities

As massive funds fuel increased immigration enforcement efforts, Wisconsin is grappling with labor ramifications threatening some of the state’s key industries

A Wisconsin agronomist is challenging proposed solutions presented to Congress on how to address the nation’s agriculture crisis

A new five-year study is quantifying the benefits of conservation practices such as cover cropping, using data from farmers across Wisconsin

PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” do not break down and can build up in the body

Community pushback against concentrated animal feeding operations continues in Wisconsin

Hemp farmers across the U.S. warn a federal ban on products containing hemp-based THC could wipe out their industry

Farm industry leaders in Michigan and across the country say a new federal aid package announced last week, including $12 billion in one-time “bridge payments” to farmers, will not come close to offsetting mounting losses tied to trade disruptions and rising input costs

Policy experts predict small, specialty farms will be on the losing end of the latest federal agricultural bailout meant to offset farmers' losses from rising production costs and the market disruptions from new tariff policies