Rural
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170 Years Later, ‘Fighting Bob’ La Follette’s Childhood Dairy Farm Is Shutting Down
The legendary progressive politician’s birthplace will become Wisconsin’s latest dairy farm loss.
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Indigenous Chefs Are Ready to Share Their Native Cuisine With Wisconsin and the World
From the Menominee to the Ho-Chunk, Wisconsin tribes are finding new ways to celebrate and preserve their history through traditional food and agricultural practices.
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Wisconsin Hemp Farmers Optimistic as State Hands Oversight to Federal Government
The move will streamline the process for Wisconsin’s growing hemp industry and cut down on confusing regulations, farmers say.
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Agriculture is a Big Climate Change Contributor and Polluter. Wisconsin Farmers Want to Change That.
Wisconsin farmers are putting more emphasis on the “green factor” as they look to create more sustainable agriculture.
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Agriculture is a Big Climate Change Contributor and Polluter. Wisconsin Farmers Want to Change That.
Wisconsin farmers are putting more emphasis on the “green factor” as they look to create more sustainable agriculture.
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The Economy May Be Improving for Some Sectors, but Not for Wisconsin’s Dairy Farmers
Coronavirus relief aid didn’t fix longtime challenges facing the state’s agriculture industry.
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USDA to Try Again to Get Excess Farm Supply to Families in Need of Food
Wisconsin farmers saw distribution failures in the Trump-era Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
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How a Lifeline Thrown to Rural Wisconsin Would Help the Entire State Economy
Federal CARES money kept farms alive, but state investment would help a sector that does $100 billion in annual business.
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Trump Farm Aid Dollars Meant for Wisconsin End up in Ag Secretary’s Region
A report by the Government Accountability Office shows how America’s Dairyland is subsidizing large Southern producers.
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What the Future of Rural America Could Look Like After Trump
Convention group outlines what hasn’t worked and what’s needed before it’s too late.
