The Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced Friday it has seen a "sharp jump" in cases of the highly pathogenic avian flu in wild birds this month after "nearly a year" with no detections of the virus. The news release from DNR follows a week of outbreaks of the bird flu in commercial turkey ...

As concerns about bird flu continue nationwide, Dubuque County is using state-administered grant funds to provide dairy farm workers easier access to influenza vaccines. While no poultry flocks or dairy farms have been impacted in eastern Iowa, and no farm workers - or Iowans in general - have been diagnosed with the h...

The US Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos around the nation in an effort to better track the H5N1 bird flu that has been spreading in dairy cattle since March. The agency announced the expanded testing of the milk supply in a new federal order issued on Friday. The new order requires...

John Deere says it's laying off more production workers at its Waterloo Operations. In a statement, John Deere says approximately 110 employees will be placed on indefinite layoff effective January 3rd. The company says challenging market conditions and reduced demand for equipment led to the decision. John Deere says...

Deere & Co. reported dips in sales and net income for both the recently completed quarter and the entire fiscal year during an earnings call Thursday morning. The company reported a net income of $1.25 billion for its fourth quarter, which ended Oct. 27, compared to $2.37 billion for the same quarter last year. Net...

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...

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