Agriculture

Wisconsin farmers could get grants to use grazing practices that benefit soil health, animal welfare and water quality under a bipartisan bill making its way through the Wisconsin Legislature.

At Franks Diner in Kenosha, customers can go through nearly 1,500 eggs in a single weekend. Those eggs have become precious commodities now that bird flu has caused supply shortages and erratic prices all over the country.

A water feature could be a pond, stream or even a birdbath, said Chris O’Connor, the regional service manager at Aquatica.

Water withdrawals for irrigating crops in Wisconsin reached their highest level ever reported in 2023 as a flash drought prompted growers to pump more water from high capacity wells, according to a state report.

Wisconsin lawmakers will weigh whether to allow hunting of sandhill cranes and provide aid to corn growers experiencing damage from the birds under a bill introduced this month.

Wisconsin workers may be among the most at risk in the nation as other countries begin to impose retaliatory tariffs.

New research suggests avian flu could be a threat to specialty producers that rely on aging instead of heat to create unique cheeses.

Ever thought about growing your own potatoes? It’s easy to be a chip off the old block if you follow the right steps. UW-Madison Professor and Extension Specialist Amanda Gevens explains how.

In an email to WPR, a USDA spokesperson called the initiatives “pandemic-era” programs with “no plan for longevity,” and said the department was returning to “long-term, fiscally responsible initiatives.”

Fired U.S. Department of Agriculture workers in Wisconsin are weighing their next steps after a federal board reinstated thousands of the agency’s probationary employees on Wednesday.