Farming Remains Vital in the Midwest
Despite last summer’s drought and recent severe rainstorms and despite changing demographics and economic conditions, farming remains a vital part of the Midwest’s culture and economy. The economic importance of…
Transportation Remains Important in Farm Sector
While farmers and the farm sector struggle to reform immigration policy and pressure Congress to advance the farm bill, it is easy for many Americans to forget the more mundane…
Chokeberries a new Cash Crop?
Carandale Farms, in Oregon, Wisconsin, has received a $10,000 Dane County Ag Enterprise grant to assist the farm in growing and marketing Chokeberries, also known as Aronias. Chokeberries are gaining…
And The Wisconsin Census Says…
Profits are up! According to the latest agricultural census, Wisconsin farmers saw great profit from skyrocketing grain and milk crisis from 2002-2007. The farm profit seemed to jump from $18,000…
Wisconsin's "Got Milk" Thanks to Immigrants
According to the report, "Changing Hands: Hired Labor on Wisconsin Dairy Farms," wirtten by the department of rural sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, most dairy farms in Wisconsin depend…
Wisconsin Stimulus Include Dairy Tax Credit
The announcement of stimulus plans have been stirring about. Wisconsin farm organizations are pleased to see the inclusion of the dairy cooperative investment tax credit in Wisconsin's stimulus package. The…
Loans Available for Wisconsin Farmers
According to the acting director of Wisconsin's Farm Service Agency (FSA), Sandy Chalmers, 95 direct farm operating loans, a total of $6.9 million, have been dispersed. These loans all fall…
Paramount Farms Inc. to pay Fees
One of Wisconsin's largest vegetable farms, Paramount Farms, Inc., will pay over $6,000 for violating state laws for unlicensed storage and burning of solid waste. A complaint filed by the…
Doyle Wants to Preserve Land
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle proposed a budget that will try to preserve farmland. The proposal redirects tens of millions of dollars in state incentives to keep farmers from selling land…
Wisconsin Planters Forced to Delay Crops
With unexpected cold fronts and snow storms, farmers are waiting to move forward with planting plans. Not only has the weather been too cool, the ground is also too wet…