Agriculture

In Wisconsin’s largest city, a permit to keep up to four hens usually costs $35. Now, applicants can use a hardship waiver to skip the fee.

Election results under new state voting districts in Wisconsin mean more legislators now represent rural communities, a new analysis shows.

Huntsinger Farms in Eau Claire has been around for nearly a century. At the end of harvest season, “Wisconsin Today” hears about this specialty crop.

The young adult was treated with oseltamivir, a medication that reduces influenza symptoms, and is expected to make a full recovery.

Wisconsin’s federal lawmakers are blaming the other side of the aisle for getting in the way of extending the farm bill.

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.