What's the difference between Rime Ice and Hoar Frost?
Jan 5, 2021 · Mother Nature's handiwork can be a bit confusing at times. The development of hoar frost typically occurs on relatively clear nights when air with a dewpoint below 32° is brought to saturation by cooling.
What can farmers expect in 2025? Here's what Pete Hardin said.
Dec 20, 2024 · “I do not know where the UW economists got this 15-cent figure. I think it’s going to be a lot higher,” Hardin said. Dairy co-ops in the Upper Midwest want to keep the milk order and most will likely bloc vote “yes” in the name of their members, but Hardin thinks that the Upper Midwest is one region of the country that could do fine without a FMMO.
Something Special from Wisconsin, Wisconsin Made support small …
Dec 18, 2024 · For squeaky cheese curds, consider this fifth-generation farm in Stevens Point. Feltz Family Farms does more than produce milk. The fifth-generation dairy farm located near Stevens Point has also expanded to include a Farmstead Cheese Plant and dairy store where customers can purchase cheese and other products made from the milk of the family's 300-head herd of dairy cows.
Largest solar project in Wisconsin history approved by state …
Dec 15, 2024 · The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin unanimously approved construction of the roughly $2 billion project Thursday. It’s being developed by Vista Sands Solar LLC, a subsidiary of Doral Renewables, a green energy company based in Philadelphia.The company hopes to begin construction by early 2026 and to complete the project in two to three years.
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John Oncken had a heart for Wisconsin family, farmers, agriculture
Dec 10, 2024 · In 1965, John headed east to Green Bay, working in public relations, journalism and sales as the Agricultural Director for WFRV-TV. A jack of all trades in his new position, John conducted interviews and prepared major news stories for NBC, a daily live TV program where he met agricultural news greats Orien Samuelson and Max Armstrong.
Just who is getting in the way of extending the farm bill?
Dec 19, 2024 · Wisconsin’s federal lawmakers are blaming the other side of the aisle for getting in the way of extending the farm bill. The legislation is renewed every five years to fund programs around agriculture, conservation and food assistance.
Widmer's Cheese Cellars is small but mighty - Wisconsin State …
Apr 9, 2024 · Liittle has changed about Widmer's shop over the last century. Outside the small plant, the Alpine-style façade pays homage to the family's Swiss heritage, bearing the flags of Switzerland's cantons, member states of the Swiss Confederation.
DNR says sightings of feral hogs in Wisconsin not a serious problem
Jan 17, 2024 · Recent articles in the Wisconsin State Farmer regarding feral hog populations around the country may have left some confusion among landowners regarding the animals’ population in Wisconsin and its potential threats to the state’s agricultural and forest industries. As someone who has closely followed the explosion of the feral hog population in several southern states and the devastating ...
Farmers, ag industry remain wary as deadline for new farm bill nears
Nov 25, 2024 · Senate Agriculture Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Michigan, released the text of a last-minute farm bill on Nov. 21 to be taken up during the lame-duck session of Congress ‒ over five months after the House Ag Committee finished its bipartisan version.