Agriculture

Congress has until Dec. 20 to strike a funding deal to keep the federal government functioning.

The virus has continued to circulate in wild birds and domestic poultry across the country since 2022.

Full Circle Farm’s efforts to minimize impacts on the natural environment and wildlife won the family the 2024 Leopold Conservation Award from the Sand County Foundation.

A committee studying management of the state’s growing sandhill crane population is recommending a bill that would allow hunting the birds and provide aid for corn growers experiencing damage from them.

Wisconsin dairy producers and processors will soon be required to test raw milk for avian flu virus as part of a national effort to eradicate the disease from U.S. dairy cows.

Nora Lange speaks with WPR’s “BETA” about her debut novel “Us Fools,” a coming-of-age story of two sisters during the Midwestern farm crisis of the 1980s.

The USDA expects farmers will only see a 4 percent decline for the year, keeping net farm income well above the 20-year average.

Wisconsin’s agriculture industry has grown over the last five years. But new data shows farming and food’s contribution to the state’s economy has gotten smaller.

Thanksgiving might be slightly more affordable this year, with turkeys accounting for the bulk of savings compared to a few years ago, according to a Wisconsin farmers group. 

The USDA announced roughly $24 million in funding for 13 rural Wisconsin businesses to install renewable energy systems or become more energy efficient.