DEERFIELD, Wis. – “We wouldn’t be where we are today without Biological Farmer Friends (of the Lower Yahara),” says Grace Link of Bosben Rd. Beef Company, a beef and crop farm near Deerfield.
- Chris Hardie For Agri-View
Wisconsinites know the change of seasons on the calendar doesn’t always square with Mother Nature’s timetable. We can go from winter to spring to summer back to winter in the span of a few days or even hours.
- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
Often we hear of resources being sucked out of rural areas. Local governments and residents are often strapped for the cash needed to buy necessary goods and services. Large tax burdens and depressed income levels are a topic for discussion in the countryside. So naturally when a new source …
- John Sumwalt For Agri-View
Editor's note: The first part of this article was published in the April 16 issue of Agri--View.
- Julie_Belschner
SAN ANTONIO – Fred Below doesn’t just talk soybeans. He covers a wide range of life’s questions but at the 2026 Commodity Classic he jumped on something important – corn.
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- Jerry Davis For Agri-View
There’s a mushroom out there and soon will be more plentiful; that drives many outdoors enthusiasts crazy. Some walk in the rain; others are on their hands and knees. Prickles, spines and thorns never deter the gatherer. For a few, the prices paid at farmers markets are all the incentive needed.
- NICOLE POLLACK
Wisconsin’s tornado season looks different than it did decades ago. Tornadoes are beginning earlier in the year, and they’re touching down more often, although scientists aren’t sure whether those trends will continue.
- T.J. Mason and M.E. Uchanski Colorado State University
Weed management is a critical aspect of organic specialty crop production. Weeds compete with the crop for light, water and nutrients. They can negatively impact yield and overall quality in vegetable crops. It is estimated that weeds can reduce vegetable yields by 45 percent or more dependi…
- Libby Vogt Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection organized an agricultural-career panel for the most recent Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council session. Members met virtually March 19.
As planting season ramps up, uncertainty around the season does as well. Wyffels Hybrids has introduced a free, online tool that can help take some of the guess-work out of spring field work.
- Hope Kirwan Wisconsin Public Radio
In an ideal spring, Jefferson County farmer Randy Mitchell would be starting to plant his corn and soybean crops this week.
- Jessica Ryan USDA
If you have ever been "hangry" -- a portmanteau for hungry and angry -- then you know what it is like to be irritable, bad-tempered or easily annoyed. While being hangry may seem like an excuse for unpleasant behavior, research shows that hunger can cause shifts in hormones, brain processes …
- Sarah Jackson University of Minnesota
Oats were once a major Minnesota crop, with about 4 million acres planted annually on average until the early 1960s. But in 2025, oats accounted for only 195,000 planted acres in Minnesota, and those oats were used mostly for livestock feed and straw bedding. Meanwhile, corn planted in 2025 …
- Sam Sasse Lethbridge Polytechnic
A Lethbridge Polytechnic researcher has been recently recognized nationally for his contributions in developing a lesser-cost, less-wasteful crop-testing method.
- Dominic Erickson North Dakota State University
As winter slowly turns to spring, many ranchers are looking ahead to the grazing season. Much of North Dakota has received near-average fall and winter precipitation, except for the southeast corner of the state. That same pattern is depicted in current soil moisture estimates -- while no pa…
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- Chevy-Lynn Vaske Kansas State University
With the beginning of spring, Kansas State University-Extension small ruminant specialist Kelsey Bentley warns that parasite pressure in sheep and goats is entering a critical season, putting flocks and herds at heightened risk for health and production losses.
- Emily Boragine Kansas State University
Hikers on the Konza Prairie may look up this summer and see something unusual in the air. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No — it's Kansas State University research in action.
A powerful severe weather system swept through the U.S. Midwest and Great Lakes region on April 14–15, bringing tornadoes, giant hail, damaging winds, and widespread flooding to multiple states.
- Sarah Fuller Texas A&M University
More than 1.3 million private ponds dot the Texas landscape, supporting agricultural production, livestock operations, recreation and the aquaculture industry.
- Richard Ehrhardt Michigan State University
The health and productivity of sheep and goats in perennial pasture grazing systems are often limited by a combination of forage quality and gastrointestinal nematode infection.
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