Rural
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State Hopes Farm to School Program Can Address Supply Chain Issues in School Cafeterias
To address the issue and help schools and Wisconsin farmers, many of whom are struggling financially, organizations are partnering to better link farmers to schools.
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170 Years Later, ‘Fighting Bob’ La Follette’s Childhood Dairy Farm Is Shutting Down
The legendary progressive politician’s birthplace will become Wisconsin’s latest dairy farm loss.
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Indigenous Chefs Are Ready to Share Their Native Cuisine With Wisconsin and the World
From the Menominee to the Ho-Chunk, Wisconsin tribes are finding new ways to celebrate and preserve their history through traditional food and agricultural practices.
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Wisconsin Hemp Farmers Optimistic as State Hands Oversight to Federal Government
The move will streamline the process for Wisconsin’s growing hemp industry and cut down on confusing regulations, farmers say.
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Agriculture is a Big Climate Change Contributor and Polluter. Wisconsin Farmers Want to Change That.
Wisconsin farmers are putting more emphasis on the “green factor” as they look to create more sustainable agriculture.
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Agriculture is a Big Climate Change Contributor and Polluter. Wisconsin Farmers Want to Change That.
Wisconsin farmers are putting more emphasis on the “green factor” as they look to create more sustainable agriculture.
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The Economy May Be Improving for Some Sectors, but Not for Wisconsin’s Dairy Farmers
Coronavirus relief aid didn’t fix longtime challenges facing the state’s agriculture industry.
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USDA to Try Again to Get Excess Farm Supply to Families in Need of Food
Wisconsin farmers saw distribution failures in the Trump-era Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
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How a Lifeline Thrown to Rural Wisconsin Would Help the Entire State Economy
Federal CARES money kept farms alive, but state investment would help a sector that does $100 billion in annual business.
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Trump Farm Aid Dollars Meant for Wisconsin End up in Ag Secretary’s Region
A report by the Government Accountability Office shows how America’s Dairyland is subsidizing large Southern producers.
