5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (265+ words) Wisconsin produces 60% of the nation's cranberry crop and more than half of the global cranberry supply. But what makes Wisconsin the ideal place for cranberries? Cranberries are native to Wisconsin, growing in the sand and peat marshes found in the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1203+ words) This story is the first in “Tough Times,” a Harvest Public Media series looking at the economic stress that many American farmers are facing in 2026. Rows of green corn blanket Pat Mullooly’s farm in southern Wisconsin. After months of preparing…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (865+ words) STRATFORD, Wis. – Hot weather, smoke from Canadian and Minnesota wildfires and a sluggish farm economy could have been a triple whammy for this year’s Wisconsin Farm Technology Days. However, that’s not the case, according to the show’s general manager. Janet…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (445+ words) Wisconsin Farmer Ag Briefs: Wisconsin Cheese Group fined $237K for Clean Water Act violations MONROE, Wisconsin – Wisconsin Cheese Group has been fined $237,500 and sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to violating the Clean Water Act. The Wausau Pilot…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (382+ words) Michael Gutschenritter prides himself on producing what he considers some of the finest eggs in the state at Three Brothers Farm in Oconomowoc. His free-range, organically fed hens lay about 2,500 eggs a day during peak parts of the year. Together…...