Dozens of western Wisconsin residents packed into rooms at the Eau Claire State Office Building this week for the start of a ...
There are thousands more migrant farm workers annually employed in Wisconsin today than when their numbers started exploding a few generations ago.
This morning dozens of western Wisconsin farmers gathered to raise awareness about the impacts of a controversial factory farm expansion project.
Joy Kirkpatrick spends much of her time thinking about the future of Wisconsin’s farmland. As a farm succession outreach specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, she ...
The average age of farmer's in Wisconsin is over 56 years old. The number of Wisconsin’s dairy herds is half of what it was 10 years ago. More cows are ...
Sixteen Wisconsin farms filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy protection in 2025, compared to just two farms in 2024. Chapter 12 bankruptcy serves as a last-resort financial tool specifically designed for ...
Wisconsin has long been known for being one of the nation's leaders in cow dairies, but is assuming another top milk distinction in the face of increasing demand for goat cheese and milk ADVANCE FOR ...
Wisconsin family farms faced unprecedented financial strain in 2025, with Chapter 12 bankruptcy filings surging from just two cases in 2024 to 16 cases by the end of ...
EAU CLAIRE — There is an informal statistic that 80% of the milk harvested in the state of Wisconsin is done by immigrant workers. Mercedes Falk, president of Puentes/Bridges, said that number is ...
As fans tune in to championship games and elite competitions across the nation and around the world, Wisconsin is celebrating victories of its own on the cheese board. For decades, Wisconsin cheeses ...
MADISON, Wisconsin (WGBA) -- Wisconsin farmers would be incentivized to switch over to grazing, a practice that advocates say is better for both cows and the environment, under a proposal in the state ...
GINO RECCHIA HAS THE STORY FROM THE VILLAGE OF COBB. IN IOWA COUNTY. ABOUT AN HOUR WEST OF MADISON SITS 2000 ACRES, HOME TO THE LARGEST SOLAR FARM IN WISCONSIN. BADGER HOLLOW WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY.