Agriculture
-
Knowlton Distillery is making a name for itself using byproducts from cheese production
“Being a dairy family and living in the dairy state, we want to make sure we do those products justice,” said Heather Mullins, who uses milk byproducts to craft award-winning spirits.
-
70-foot-long soil pit dug by Wisconsin scientists teaches lessons of conservation
At the 2024 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, people of all ages experience a 70 foot-long soil pit to learn about conservation.
-
Wisconsin town of Eureka sued over large farm regulations
The state’s biggest business lobby helps two residents challenge a Polk County town’s restrictions on livestock feeding operations.
-
Should Wisconsin hold a sandhill crane hunt? A committee will study that and more.
A committee of lawmakers, conservationists and farmers met for the first time Thursday to study ways to manage Wisconsin’s population of sandhill cranes as their numbers have grown.
-
Study shows insecticides linked to Wisconsin monarch butterfly decline
A new study suggests that particular insecticides are the biggest factor in bringing down butterfly numbers–on top of agricultural land use and climate change.
-
A Wisconsin city brought No-Mow May to the US. Now, the city is changing its approach.
The Wisconsin city credited with bringing “No-Mow May” to the U.S. as a boost to pollinators and biodiversity has changed its guidance on lawn-mowing practices.
-
Dairy shows remain ‘status quo’ at Wisconsin State Fair despite additional hurdles of avian flu
Veterinary superintendent Dr. Tia Kastenson said the process will look mostly the same as it does every year, with animals coming off trailers and being settled into barns before the West Allis fairground fills with hundreds of thousands of people.
-
Once again, head of Wisconsin Farmers Union wants a new farm bill. Will there be one?
Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden said his organization wants a new farm bill to address the declining number of dairy farms in the state.
-
Regulators urge scaling back solar project due to concerns over prairie-chickens
State regulators are recommending a solar developer scale back its plans for the roughly $2 billion Vista Sands Solar project in Portage County to protect Wisconsin’s greater prairie-chicken population.
-
Tribal partnership with UW-Madison combines ag research with Indigenous food knowledge
A partnership led by the Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition and UW-Madison received $10 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Sustainable Agricultural Systems program earlier this summer.