agriculture

With Wisconsin’s production of soybeans valued at $1.3 billion, export concerns are in the spotlight as one of America’s key international markets looks to protect its future in food and agriculture.

An effort to give farmers the “right to repair” their own tractors and other equipment has taken off in Wisconsin in recent weeks.

Two early-career scientists from Wisconsin were terminated from the Midwest Climate Hub as part of the Trump administration’s massive cuts to the federal workforce, leaving them — and their research — in the lurch.

Wisconsin may be America’s Dairyland. But it’s one of the last states in the country to begin testing milk for avian flu.

Farmers from western Wisconsin shared their frustrations and fears over the Trump administration’s shakeup of federal programs at a town hall event Friday.

Ridge Breeze Dairy currently runs a 1,700-cow dairy farm in Pierce County. Under the plan, it would grow to about 6,500 cows next year.

A farmer-owned cooperative in the Driftless Area is taking a different approach to hybrid work and having positive results.

Darla LeClair spent years trying to end Two Rivers’ ban on front yard vegetable gardens. “Come on, why are you so prejudiced against peas, you know?” she said. Two new bills would limit similar restrictions on vegetable gardens and backyard chicken flocks statewide.

Novice gardeners wondering where to start their gardening adventures might want to try straw bale gardening. Joel Karsten, author and inventor of this unique gardening technique, recently appeared on WPR’s “Garden Talk” to discuss the many benefits of straw bale gardening.

By understanding the origins of nitrogenase and its connection to life, researchers could possibly fine-tune its cell-building properties to help crops adapt.