Agriculture

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Growing Incentives For FoodShare Users At Farmers' Markets

PBS Wisconsin

Throughout the growing season, many Wisconsinites stop by farmers' markets to grab a bite to eat, chat with neighbors and, of course, purchase fresh produce and other foods. But this type of shopping can be cost prohibitive for people who have lower or fixed incomes.

How To Harvest And Process Wisconsin's Edible Tree Nuts

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

Foraging for fallen nuts in autumn can be a fun hobby and provides an excellent learning opportunity for kids to connect with nature.

Exploring The Value-Added Business Strategy Of Pizza Farms

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The rising popularity of "pizza farms" may seem like just another quaint foodie trend, but there's business sense behind the idea.

Fall Is The Time To Start Planting A Native Prairie Plot

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

Fall is a good time of year to seed a native prairie mix for a yard or empty plot.

Making The Most Of Wisconsin's Autumn Garden Harvest

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

Most summer vegetable crops reach their peak of maturity by early autumn, and it's critical to harvest at the right time to ensure high quality produce.

Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

Climate Change Could Make Great Lakes A 'Sweet Spot' For Dairy

Eric Freedman

Great Lakes Echo

Climate change may give a big boost to dairy farming in the Midwest, including Michigan and northern Wisconsin, a new study of the future for U.S. dairy farms reports.

Series: Wisconsin's Wolves

The Enduring Use Of Dogs To Guard Farm Animals

Scott Gordon

WisContext

In recent decades, ranchers and federal agencies have spent a lot of time figuring out how to expand and improve the use of dogs to guard livestock.

How To Raise A Pizza

Candice Wagener

Wisconsin People & Ideas

Farm-to-table dining is more than a trend. In communities across Wisconsin, people are demanding more sustainably and locally produced foods — and craving opportunities to learn about how these foods are produced.

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

No Sanctuary, Fewer Farmhands: Coping With The Trump Agenda In America's Dairyland

Andrew Becker and Patrick Michels

Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting

As one of the state's largest industries and the core of its Cheesehead identity, dairy production is heavily dependent on immigrant workers.

A Wet Year Threatens Wisconsin Tomatoes With Destructive Disease

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

As gardeners around Wisconsin eagerly anticipate the tomato harvest, the state's first confirmed report of late blight in 2017 is bringing disappointment to some growers in Waukesha County.