Agriculture

Series: Growing Container Gardens

Starting Seeds Indoors Jumpstarts The Growing Season

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

Growing vegetables from seeds started indoors can be fun and rewarding.

How Americans Forgot And Rediscovered The Values Of Farmers' Markets

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

In a highly connected age of smartphone shopping and new automated grocery delivery services, a trip to a local farmers' market can seem like an anachronistic journey to the past.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

Wisconsin Ginseng Growers Worry About Tapping Crucial Chinese Market

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Wisconsin exports a diverse array of agricultural products around the world One high-profile item is ginseng, an herb that has been grown in parts of central Wisconsin for over a century.

Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

What Do Chinese Tariffs On Ginseng Mean For Wisconsin Growers?

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Wisconsin agriculture is feeling the squeeze after China announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States. Ginseng Board of Wisconsin president Bob Kaldunski discusses the perspective of growers of a product popular among Chinese consumers.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Could Food Boxes Replace Food Stamps?

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Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

The Trump administration has looked at reducing FoodShare benefits, suggesting that recipients could receive non-perishable food boxes instead of food stamps.

A Year In The Life Of A Beekeeper

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

A month-and-a-half before the first dandelion heads crest above recently thawed soil, honey bees that survive the winter are already busy preparing to collect spring's first grains of pollen.

Wisconsin's Hard Cider Renaissance

Candice Wagener

Wisconsin People & Ideas

In a state known for cheese and beer, a new product with similarly deep roots is on the rise: hard cider.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

Farmers Struggle In America's Dairyland

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Andy Soth

PBS Wisconsin

Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Low milk prices have been hitting farmers America's Dairyland hard, including among farmers in western Wisconsin. A Seneca feed store owner, Tammy Olson, organized a town hall meeting to bringing farmers and elected officials together to discuss these challenges.

Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

Slowing The Growth Of Slime In Central Wisconsin's Waters

Scott Gordon

WisContext

It's never an easy conversation to have in Wisconsin: Phosphorus pollution afflicts bodies of water all over the state, and its primary source is agriculture.

Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

Fast Facts: 2017 Wisconsin Exports

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Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

Talks of tariffs have created a global conversation about trade. But where does Wisconsin fit into the equation?