Agriculture

The Sweet Simplicity Of Making Maple Syrup At Home

PBS Wisconsin

While it can be hard to pinpoint on the calendar, tree sap usually begins to flow when birds that have been away for the winter begin to return, daytime starts getting noticeably longer, and the extra sunshine prompts temperatures to surge above freezing.

Catfish Noodling Gets A Hand In Wisconsin

Scott Gordon

WisContext

A daring practice in which people catch catfish by hand is finding official support in Wisconsin.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

The Precarious Path From Food Stamps To Self-Sufficiency

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Wisconsin's new round of food stamp rules tightening work requirements also comes as a state jobs program aimed at FoodShare beneficiaries shows mixed results.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Changes In The Works For Wisconsin's Food Stamp Program

Video:

Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Changes to Wisconsin's public assistance laws include new work requirements for the state's FoodShare program. Feeding Wisconsin executive director David Lee discuss the implications of these new policies.

Lake Trout Could Eat Their Way Back To Prominence In Great Lakes

Steven Maier

Great Lakes Echo

Scientists may have settled a debate between anglers and fishery managers over the future of the lake trout in the Great Lakes.

Series: Growing Container Gardens

Microgreens Are As Easy To Grow As They Are Nutritious

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

Microgreens are simple and easy to grow indoors in winter.

Winter Resolutions For Sleeping Gardens

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

For some people, the colder months of the year can seem to stretch interminably. For gardeners, though, this period can be a time of opportunity.

Frozen Assets

Audio:

John Gurda

It was a crop that required no seeds. No one had to turn over a single furrow of earth or pull a solitary weed. Year after year, it was simply there.

Series: Growing Container Gardens

Growing Citrus Indoors Can Squeeze More Sunshine Into Winter

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

The fresh taste of citrus fruits and their fragrant flowers are appealing and may make a trip to a Florida orchard sound tempting. But growing citrus plants indoors can, if lucky, result in some delicious fruits and provide homegrown tropical flavors in winter.

Farmer Practices Restoration Agriculture

Video:

Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

As a farmer, Mark Shepard appears hard to pin down.