Articles by Frederica Freyberg

Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

The Economic Earthquake In Janesville

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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, April 28, 2017 - 7:00pm
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The book Janesville: An American Story explores the effects of the GM plant's 2008 closure in the southern Wisconsin city. Author Amy Goldstein discusses the short- and long-term impacts of the community losing this employer.
Series: The Dairy State Economy
Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

When Dairy Farms Don't Have Milk Buyers

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - 8:00am
Spring has brought gut-wrenching uncertainty to scores of dairy farms around Wisconsin. On April 1 a Clark County-based processor dropped their contracts, leaving them without a place to sell their milk.
Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

Wisconsin's Requests To Change Eligibility For Medicaid Recipients

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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, April 21, 2017 - 7:00pm
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A state waiver request would require Medicaid recipients in Wisconsin to receive drug screenings, as well as limit benefits in certain circumstances and set new fees. Citizen Action of Wisconsin executive director Robert Kraig, a Medicaid advocate, discusses these proposals.
Series: The Dairy State Economy

UW Agriculture Economist Explains Dairy Market Crisis

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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, April 21, 2017 - 7:00pm
Seventy-five dairy farmers in Wisconsin learned they would have to find a new processor to buy their milk due to a new tariff from Canada on certain dairy imports. Mark Stephenson with the UW-Madison Program on Dairy Markets and Policy discusses the market conditions dairy producers face.
Series: The Varied Forms Of Farm To School

Farm To School Success Depends On Shared Knowledge

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 12:40pm
The concept of farm to school — improving nutritional options and expanding educational opportunities for students through agriculture — has an inherently local character.

Birch Thefts Pressure An Already Declining Resource

Scott Gordon
WisContext
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Kate Archer Kent
Wisconsin Public Radio
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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Monday, April 17, 2017 - 10:55am
An ongoing rash of illegal harvesting in northern stretches of Minnesota and Wisconsin is helping hasten the decline of the region's paper birch trees.

Thieves Illegally Harvest Birch Trees In Northern Wisconsin

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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, April 14, 2017 - 7:00pm
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Thieves are illegally-harvesting birch trees in Washburn County and elsewhere around Wisconsin to sell for use as home decor. Washburn County forest administrator Mike Peterson discusses the effect of this theft on county land and the ecology of birch trees in the region.
Series: The Varied Forms Of Farm To School

Farm To School Program Could Face Loss In State Budget

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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, April 14, 2017 - 7:00pm
A state budget proposal would cut a coordinator position for Wisconsin's farm-to-school efforts, which work to provides nutritional and educational opportunities for students. Scott Gordon of WisContext discusses the scope and logistics of these programs.
Series: The Dairy State Economy
Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

Dairy Farmers Left Reeling After Canceled Contracts

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Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Friday, April 14, 2017 - 7:00pm
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A new import policy in Canada has led a Wisconsin dairy processor to drop dozens of farmers in the state. As a result, these farmers are scrambling to find a new customer for their milk.