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Series: Help For The Holidays
Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

How To Make Sure Food Pantry Giving Is More Effective

Barbara Ingham
UW-Extension
Amber Canto
UW-Extension
Community groups often host food drives at various points during the year to fill local pantry shelves. Donors can enhance the value of their gifts by ensuring the food is safe, nutritious and of high quality.

Health, Ag Officials Urge Hygiene On Dairy Farms After Salmonella Outbreak

Hope Kirwan
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin agriculture officials say they're still investigating how a group of dairy calves started a multi-state salmonella outbreak.

Public Housing Goes Smoke Free

Shamane Mills
Wisconsin Public Radio
Public housing will soon be smoke free. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued a final rule Wednesday. While some cities across the country have already made the change, Wisconsin's larger housing authorities have not.
Series: Growing Cranberries In Wisconsin

Abundant Cranberry Harvest Puts Pressure On Growers

Hope Kirwan
Wisconsin Public Radio
Federal legislators from Wisconsin say the U.S. Department of Agriculture needs to purchase the surplus cranberries after this year's abundant harvest.

Land Trusts Are A Growing Conservation Option

Jill Nadeau
Wisconsin Public Radio
When people think about preserving natural areas, many may think about government-protected lands – like state parks, national forests and state Department of Natural Resources wildlife areas. But land trusts are becoming an increasingly popular way to conserve land.
Series: Drinking Water Quality
Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water
Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

What Manure Digesters Can And Can't Do

Scott Gordon
WisContext
The state of Wisconsin is betting on manure digesters in rural northeastern Wisconsin to curb water pollution and other environmental problems linked to the spreading of manure on dairy farms.
Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

Milwaukee Hospital Helping Babies Suffering From Drug Withdrawal

Shamane Mills
Wisconsin Public Radio
Infants born addicted to drugs are one of several unfortunate results of Wisconsin's drug epidemic stemming from the abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers.
Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

The Changing Face Of Food Insecurity In Brown County

Karen Early
UW-Extension
People who worry about not having enough to eat cope in different ways. Some borrow money, neglect health care or defer paying bills. Many choose foods of poor nutritional value because they cost less but are filling.
Series: The Dairy State Economy

As Sales Of Milk Alternatives Grow, So Do Dairy Farmers' Frustrations

Haleema Shah
Wisconsin Public Radio
Most Wisconsinites – and Americans – have a special place in their hearts and kitchens for dairy milk. But the last few years have seen a growth in popularity of milk alternatives such as almond milk, soy milk and rice milk.
Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

Wisconsin DOC Weighs Benefits And Risks Of Vivitrol Treatment

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Wisconsin has responded to the nationwide rise in opioid addiction — fueled by cheap heroin, pain pills, and more recently fentanyl — with a series of bills that emphasize treatment over criminalization. But some of the state's initiatives focus on people already caught up in the criminal justice system.