Agriculture

Series: The Yahara Watershed

Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

How The Popularity Of Pizza Plays A Role In Water Quality

Jenny Seifert

UW-Madison

Eric Booth

UW-Madison

Chris Kucharik

UW-Madison

Phosphorus is a well-known culprit for water quality problems in Wisconsin, and an excess of this nutrient in soils impedes efforts to clean up lakes. Several groups of people play critical roles in reducing phosphorus pollution and improving lakes – farmers, policymakers and scientists, to name a few – but how does the "average" person fit in?

Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Samurai Wasp Enters The Fray Against An Invasive Pest

Jack Nissen

Great Lakes Echo

The samurai wasp could be the nation's best chance at beating back a stink bug that's invading the Great Lakes region.

The Value Of Soil Tests Before Putting A Garden To Rest

Vijai Pandian

UW-Extension

When putting a garden to rest for the winter, it's best to include time spent thinking of ways to improve its soil for the following year's crop.

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Not All 'Waters Of The State' Are Alike In Wisconsin Law

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Efforts to have science inform law have played out vividly over the past 20 years of disputes over high-capacity groundwater wells in Wisconsin.

Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

10 Ways Wisconsin's Wet Summer Of 2017 Continued To Touch The State

Hayley Sperling

WisContext

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

With the summer of 2017 in the record books, many parts of Wisconsin are still feeling the impact of the season's wet weather.

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Dane County Court Throws Out High-Capacity Well Permits

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Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

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A circuit court judge ruled against a Wisconsin Attorney General opinion that directed the state Department of Natural Resources to not consider the cumulative impact of high-capacity wells. Carl Sinderbrand, lead attorney for Clean Wisconsin in its lawsuit, discusses the case.

Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

Fighting Algal Blooms In The Great Lakes Without Pointing Fingers

Steven Maier

Great Lakes Echo

Federal officials are launching a two-year study to determine the best ways to convince farmers to help fight water pollution in the Great Lakes region.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

What Impacts Does Deportation Have On Dairy Farms?

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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How might proposed tightening of U.S. immigration policy affect farmers in Wisconsin? Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism managing editor Dee Hall discusses about how farm workers in Wisconsin who are undocumented would fare under proposed changes to deportation policy.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Why Immigrant Workers Became The Backbone Of Wisconsin's Dairy Business

Dee J. Hall

Wisconsin Watch

Riley Vetterkind

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Immigration as a top line issue for dairy farmers would have been unthinkable just a generation ago when Wisconsin's agricultural landscape was dominated by small and medium-sized dairy farms run by the families that owned them.

Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Growing Incentives For FoodShare Users At Farmers' Markets

Samantha Nash

PBS Wisconsin

Throughout the growing season, many Wisconsinites stop by farmers' markets to grab a bite to eat, chat with neighbors and, of course, purchase fresh produce and other foods. But this type of shopping can be cost prohibitive for people who have lower or fixed incomes.