Viroqua farmers and small business owners were invited to discuss small business and family farm issues at a state legislative roundtable on Monday. 96th Assembly District Candidate Tara Johnson was in attendance to give her stances on economic policy and the future of farming in the state. Representaitve Loren Oldenbu...

A bird flu outbreak has been affecting American farms for the past few years and it's now reportedly spreading to domestic pets around the country. Since the start of the bird flu outbreak, H5N1 bird flu has taken out more than 100 million birds and nearly 200 dairy farm herds. But recent reports say the influenza stra...

Wisconsin's finals for 'Alice In Dairyland' will take place in Crawford County next year. In a release Thursday, it was announced that Wisconsin's current Alice In Dairyland, Halei Heinzel, will visit the Crawford County Fair Saturday as part of a lead up to the finals in May. Alice In Dairyland began as a beauty conte...

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Pioneer Farm is leading the way in agricultural innovation with the introduction of the GreenFeed machine, a groundbreaking technology in livestock emissions research.The machine, designed to analyze cow burps, helps combat global warming by providing critical data on methane e...

A longtime Agriculture teacher and FFA Advisor has died. 83 year old Jerry Sherwin of Cuba City died on Tuesday-July 9th. Jerry Sherwin was a Platteville native. He began his teaching career at Potosi from 1965 to 1968 before moving to Cuba City Schools from 1969 until his retirement in 1999. Sherwin was inducted June...

Dubuque County Fair officials have opted to cancel the open class dairy show at this year's fair according to published reports. The decision is in response to the H5N1 bird flu, which has been detected in 12 states including dairy herds in Minnesota and Northwest Iowa. Although the Open Class Dairy Show will not be he...

The Lafayette County Fair at Darlington is Wednesday, July 10th through Sunday July 14th. The Fair Board has made the decision to allow lactating dairy cattle on the grounds. Exhibitors need to present a negative H5N1 test and current premise ID before unloading. Dairy cows are to arrive July 10th (Wednesday) at the n...

Three meat processors from Southwest Wisconsin will receive funds through an Infrastructure Grant Program from the State Department of Agriculture. One of the requirements is the recipients must provide a match of 100-percent of the grant amount. Bloomington Meats Two (2) LLC was awarded a grant of just under $11,60...

The dairy industry in Wisconsin continues to have no reports of the H5N1 virus in lactating dairy cattle. However the possibility of the disease has prompted at least three county fairs to decide to keep lactating dairy cows off their respective fairgrounds entirely. The Barron County Fair at Rice Lake, Pierce County...

The issue of the H5N1 virus in lactating dairy cattle was a topic of the Grant County Agriculture and Extension/Fair Committee on Monday. Fairgrounds and Operations Director Amy Olson says the committee will continue to monitor the situation in the coming months. Olson added the Wisconsin Association of Fairs has been...

The latest crop progress update with Dave Justman of Cuba City. He and his wife Suzanne both have off the farm agriculture related jobs plus farm corn and soybeans. I chatted with Dave Thursday, September 17th and the interview aired Friday Morning (September 18th) during the Farm Show

Oberbroeckling Farm Farms was recorded with Erik on Thursday, September 10th and aired on Friday Morning, September 11th. The photo was taken on September 2nd.Farming Through the Seasons Sponsored in Part by: New Horizons Supply Co-op Insurance Center of Platteville Royal Bank

I chatted with Tom Evenstad on Thursday Afternoon, September 3rd regarding the status of his crops. Tom farms with a brother and their dad in the Darlington and Belmont area.Farming Through the Seasons Sponsored in Part by: New Horizons Supply Co-op Insurance Center of Platteville Royal Bank

This week's report (August 28th) is with Jeff Kennicker of Rural Cuba City!Farming Through the Seasons Sponsored in Part by: New Horizons Supply Co-op Insurance Center of Platteville Royal Bank

Dave and Suzanne Justman rent about 200 acres of crop ground growing corn and soybeans. They both have off the farm employment too. I interviewed Dave Thursday Night, August 20th.Farming Through the Seasons Sponsored in Part by: New Horizons Supply Co-op Insurance Center of Platteville Royal Bank

Tom and Family has 2500 acres of corn, soybeans and alfalfa along with beef cattle. This interview was done August 6th and aired Friday Morning, August 7th. I asked Tom to provide an update on the wind damage some of his corn received in early July.Farming Through the Seasons Sponsored in Part by: New Horizons Supply...

This week's interview (July 31st) features Jeff and Sue Kennicker of rural Cuba City.. They have Corn, Soybeans and AlfalfaFarming Through the Seasons Sponsored in Part by: New Horizons Supply Co-op Insurance Center of Platteville Royal Bank

This week's interview is with Dave Justman of Cuba City. Dave and his wife Suzanne farm about 200 acres of corn & soybeans. Dave also manages the Schweigert Family Crop FarmFarming Through the Seasons Sponsored in Part by: New Horizons Supply Co-op Insurance Center of Platteville Royal Bank

Erik Oberbroeckling returned home to the family farm near Garnavillo, Iowa after graduating from UW-Platteville.Farming Through the Seasons Sponsored in Part by: New Horizons Supply Co-op Insurance Center of Platteville Royal Bank

Lynn Kirschbaum is a dairy farmer near Glen Haven. He discusses the change the farm made by going to robotic milkers. This interview was recorded on Monday, June 29th.Farming Through the Seasons Sponsored in Part by: New Horizons Supply Co-op Insurance Center of Platteville Royal Bank