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Fix program to save small Wisconsin dairy farmers | Tom Crosby
17+ hour, 56+ min ago (164+ words) Fix program to save small Wisconsin dairy farmers | Tom Crosby'Wisconsin State Journal Javascript is required to use this website. Trump's tariffs have destroyed farmers' livelihoods. My family owns and operates a dairy farm in Shell Lake, about 250 miles northwest of…...
Farmers should unite against trade policies | Anthony Pahnke
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (145+ words) Farmers should unite against trade policies | Anthony Pahnke'Wisconsin State Journal Javascript is required to use this website. US plans to 'run' Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after Maduro ouster Last year was tough for farmers. People are…...
How to grow a giant pumpkin, with help from science
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (286+ words) WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. " The pumpkin in Tony Scott's backyard weighs almost as much as a small car. The heck with "Great Pumpkin" that Linus and Sally wait for every year -- someone in Vermont has grown an orange stunner that can take…...
Will electric tractors gain traction with farmers? Researchers see possibilities
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1050+ words) At an August event, researchers at Michigan State University asked farmers what they think of a new electric tractor. The market is so new they're still trying to figure out if they've designed it well enough to excite growers of…...
Labor dispute solved; broader mission persists
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (999+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " Farm Aid " the annual fundraising concert launched by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp during the farm crisis of the 1980s " celebrates its 40th anniversary Saturday in Minneapolis. The star-studded festival is still raising public awareness of the challenges facing…...
Dairy innovation fund will help Wisconsin farms | Greg Petras
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (565+ words) America's Dairyland is in trouble. Wisconsin lost nearly half of its dairy farms in the last 10 years. Small and medium-sized farms in particular continue to struggle with labor shortages, high operational costs and aging facilities. Thankfully, a new bill introduced…...
‘Uncertainty and fear’: Trump's tariffs, funding freezes worry Wisconsin farmers
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (1566+ words) Wisconsin farmers and supporters addressed concerns over tariffs and economic uncertainty caused by recent state and federal changes during a town hall meeting Friday hosted by the Wisconsin Farmers Union in Chippewa Falls. Wisconsin farmers are feeling the effects of…...
U.S. Championship Cheese Contest returns and entries continue to grow
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (1014+ words) The number of entries still lags behind the record set in 2019, but participation in this year's U.S. Championship Cheese Contest is closing in on pre-pandemic levels. When the three-day biennial event is held next month in Ashwaubenon it will feature 2,414 entries,…...