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Hunger Task Force Director Calls FoodShare Reform A Failure

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PBS Wisconsin

Milwaukee-based Hunger Task Force Director Sherri Tussler said 65 percent of people who participated in the FoodShare Employment and Training Program lost their food assistance and did not gain employment.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Wisconsin DHS Hails FoodShare Training Program As A Success

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Kevin Moore of Wisconsin Department of Health Services said 12,000 people enrolled in the FoodShare program entered the workforce as part of its employment and training program.

Pesticides Pose Challenges To Vegetable Growers As Markets Change, Insects Adapt

Karen Faster

WisContext

Wisconsin is a national leader in growing and processing specialty crops that include sweet corn, green beans, peas, potatoes and, of course, cranberries. These plants attract plenty of pests that eat and damage the crops, making their management a primary concern of farmers.

Farmers Need To Take Time To Plan Farm Succession

Tina Kohlman

UW-Extension

It is springtime and many farmers are shifting gears from winter chores to planting. They have much work to do: developing a cropping plan, ordering seed and fertilizer, making sure equipment is in working order, and lining up enough help for the season.

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Manure Irrigation Debate Arcs Over Wisconsin

Scott Gordon

WisContext

In recent years, the smell, environmental impacts and human health risks of spraying liquefied manure over crop fields has raised questions and concerns among a growing number of Wisconsin residents.

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Liquid Manure Workgroup Assess Safety Of Irrigration Practices

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Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin professor Ken Genskow is chair of a work group studying the safety of liquid manure irrigation and its effects on health and the environment in places where it is used.

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Why The Town Of Lincoln Banned Liquid Manure Irrigation

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Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

Town of Lincoln chair Cory Cochart said the community banned liquid manure irrigation because of health risks related to inhaling pathogens, and the township is prepared to stand up to higher government officials who want to override its decision.

Series: Voter ID In Wisconsin

Wisconsin's Voter ID Voices Go Viral

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Wisconsin's April 5 election instigated two notable media blowups over the state's voter ID law.

Series: Elizabethkingia In Wisconsin

Understanding The Elizabethkingia Outbreak In Wisconsin

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

A species of bacteria called Elizabethkingia anophelis has caused serious blood infections in dozens of Wisconsinites since November 2015. As of April 8, 2016, 18 of those patients have died, according to state health officials.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

Do You Use Well Water? Learn About Radon, Arsenic, Pesticides And More

Kevin Masarik

UW-Extension

As the groundwater education specialist for the Center for Watershed Science and Education at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Kevin Masarik gets a lot of questions from Wisconsin residents about their well water and how to go about testing its safety. Here are answers to several specific questions.