Farming

A UW-Madison entomologist hopes her invention, called an insect eavesdropper, will use sound technology to help Wisconsin farmers know where and when pests are attacking their crops.

The legal fight between the large dairy farm in Ledgeview and the city government is an example of a growing trend in the nation’s Dairyland.

Michael Perry is in La Crosse for an event highlighting the need for mental health resources taking place at The Pump House on Sept. 14.

The state’s biggest business lobby helps two residents challenge a Polk County town’s restrictions on livestock feeding operations.

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.

Dairy farmer Justin Peterson of Creamery Creek in Bangor says educating consumers on where dairy and other farm products come from is the key to preserving the industry.

A group of farmers came together Thursday for a discussion at Miltrim Farms in Marathon County. The discussion, part of a series of listening sessions by the Council on Foreign Relations, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, included a range of agriculture sectors.

Imagery collected by inexpensive satellites is ushering in an era of real-time monitoring of manure-spreading practices at big farms. Some environmental advocates want the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to utilize the technology.

With unseasonably warm temperatures in the 40s, farmers and enthusiasts across the state have started tapping maple trees earlier than usual.

Wisconsin legislators are looking to supersede a patchwork of local laws around owning backyard chickens. Right now, municipalities decide their own rules. Madison allows flocks of up to eight hens, […]