Agriculture

The Purple Carrot-Seed Moth Lands In Wisconsin

UW-Extension

The latest non-native pest to arrive in Wisconsin is the tiny purple carrot-seed moth, and its impacts are not yet fully known.

Businesswoman Takes Weed-Whacking Goats On The Road To Chew Up Invasive Species

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Andrea Anderson

Wisconsin Public Radio

What's cute, furry and can take care of pesky weeds and invasive species? Goats.

St. Cloud Farmer Unlocks Secrets To Growing Giant Pumpkins

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Joel Waldinger

Wisconsin Public Television

There's not much leisure time when it comes to farming but in his spare time Derek Sippel likes to grow giant pumpkins, tomatoes, watermelon, and squash.

The Lands We Share: The Allens

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The Lands We Share

Wisconsin Life

Allen's Allenville Produce is a farm, farm stand and farmer's market stall that operates in Winnebago County.

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Latino Immigrant Workers At Midwestern Asian Restaurants Find Themselves Isolated, Underpaid

Belle Lin

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Alexandra Arriaga

Chicago Sun-Times

In 2015, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sued three employment agencies in Chicago's Chinatown, and two Illinois restaurants that had used their services, for allegedly exploiting Latino immigrant workers in several states, including Wisconsin.

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Mexican Couple Grow Corn, Make Authentic Tortillas

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Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

Ángel Flores grew up on a farm in Mexico with the familiar smell of home cooked tortillas wafting through the air.

How A Tiny Insect Set The Stage For Wisconsin Dairy

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

Chinch bugs aren't much to write home about, but played a key role in Wisconsin history.

World War I Turned Milwaukee's Germans And Their Beer Into Targets

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

Wisconsin may be known as the Dairy State, but its status as a bastion of beer is just as legendary.

Series: Growing Rural Wisconsin's Economy

The Allure Of Destination Breweries As Rural Economic Engines

Julie Grace

WisContext

Craft beer fans seeking different flavors are accustomed to hitting the road to taste offerings from breweries both near and far from home.

Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

From Mason Jars To Lunch Trays In Wisconsin's Rural Schools

Julie Grace

WisContext

School-lunch programs have developed over the course of many decades, and their specific shape and intentions have not always been a matter of political consensus.