Agriculture

Wisconsin's Top 10 Trends Of 2017 For Insects (And Other Pests)

UW-Extension

When it comes to these blood-sucking pests and other creepy-crawlies, each year can be a different experience, with weather patterns and other factors playing important roles in the behaviors of insects and other arthropods like spiders and millipedes, as well as other invertebrates.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Pushing Back On Despair Among Western Wisconsin's Dairy Farmers

Scott Gordon

WisContext

As the dairy industry struggles with low prices in the face of a long-mounting milk glut, more farmers are finding that their woes are escalating.

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.

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: 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.

The Sweet Simplicity Of Making Maple Syrup At Home

Samantha Nash

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.