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MARSHFIELD, Wis. — Until farm accidents stop happening, Pittsville Fire Chief Jerry Minor said he will continue to advocate for training emergency response personnel in how to deal with those …

Supporting the small family farm

KIEL, Wis. — For more than a century, Henning’s Cheese has made award-winning artisan and specialty cheese from the fresh milk of local, small family farms. Through their steadfast …

Kids Corner: The Eipers

Olivia Eipers 10 years old Fifth grade When do you help with chores? Every night.   What is your favorite and least favorite chore? My favorite is doing my chickens probably because I …

FFA Inside the Emblem: Goodhue

Tell us about your chapter. Goodhue is a small agricultural community surrounded by large ag companies and organizations. This has a big impact on our students’ opportunities and their exposure …

Tell us about your farm and family. I am a fifth-generation dairy farmer at our family-owned dairy farm in Goodhue, Minnesota, called Green Acres. On our farm, we milk 173 cows and have many more …

An individual perspective

MADISON, Wis. — A confluence of necessity and shared values forms the material of a new book titled “Milked: How an American Crisis Brought Together Midwestern Dairy Farmers and Mexican …

Robot or rotary?

TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Derrick Josi had blueprints for a new milking facility on his refrigerator for over 10 years before building a rotary parlor in 2022. This fourth-generation farmer wished to …

A day in the life of the Burkles

EARLVILLE, Iowa — Dennis Burkle did not know if his daughter Mindy would return to the farm after college, but she knew she would. Now they share the duties of dairy farming every day.   …

A passion for pizza

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Selling more than 100 million pizzas annually under five brands, Palermo’s is a big name in the frozen pizza aisle.   “We have multiple product lines …

Broken leg causes stop in streak

AUBURNDALE, Wis. — A day away from the farm is one that many farmers may view with both anticipation and apprehension. Alongside the excitement of whatever adventure lies ahead comes the …

Women in Dairy: Morgan Lubben

Morgan Lubben Edgerton, Minnesota Rock County 420 cows Tell us about your farm and family. My husband, Chad, and I farm with his parents, Cal and Char Lubben. We have three …

Public-private partnership

AVON, Minn. — When the Inflation Reduction Act was passed, a significant amount of funding became available through the Natural Resources Conservation Service earmarked for conservation …

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