“I knew the Easter story and believed in it, and then I had a defining moment in my life that took my belief of the Easter story to another level,” Dave Kilpatrick said.
- Jerry Davis For Agri-View
Outdoors is always there, through all kinds of weather, on holidays and weekends, and during snow days. When at a loss for something to do, step outside. Whether participating, watching, engaging, gathering or photographing, the outdoors can fill the moment, minute or weekend.
- Jennifer Gauntt Texas A&M University
As temperatures warm across the United States, mosquito activity increases, leading to an increase in mosquito-borne diseases for both people and animals. For horses, that can mean an uptick in rare but deadly conditions like West Nile virus and three forms of equine encephalitis -- Eastern,…
- Chuck Anderas Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
MADISON, Wis. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service for Wisconsin recently hosted a State Technical Committee meeting in Madison. The purpose of the committee is to provide guidance to USDA about how it’s implementing its conservation programs. State Tec…
- Chris McCullough For Agri-View
United Kingdom supermarket giant Tesco has opened a new processing plant to convert waste food into valuable animal feed, in a move to increase its supply chain circular production. Operated by food-waste partner RenEco, the new plant is located within the Chelveston Renewable Energy Park an…
Wisconsin dairy breakfasts celebrate June Dairy Month. Agri-View is publishing a calendar weekly in print, as well as online, with updates as we receive them.
- Chris McCullough For Agri-View
The United States remained in second place in 2025 in terms of production of animal feed in the world. However its overall production decreased by 0.8 percent compared to the previous year.
- Ellie Kluetzman For Agri-View
It has been a very busy couple of weeks here in southern Wisconsin. All the cropland needed to be worked and each field has its own needs. Disc-ing, digging and then culti-mulching for some; others just need the digger and the smoothing of the culti-mulcher.
- UW-Wisconsin State Climatology Office
May 4 saw significant dust squalls across the Midwest. Indiana was hit with dust blowing from Illinois fields. Fences and utility lines came down in north-central and central Illinois. Eastern Iowa saw pseudo-tornadoes made of topsoil swirling across roads. Several highways were closed. Dust…
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- Ellie Kluetzman For Agri-View
POYNETTE, Wis. – The sun was shining brightly and there was a promise of 75 degrees for the day’s high as I pulled into the driveway of Doherty’s Beef Company near Poynette. I was immediately confronted with a drama on the home’s front steps; a week-old calf was in dire straits. A kindly nei…
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- Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini For Agri-View
Dad was a farmer through and through, even as a kid. From my experience as a teacher, most farm kids would rather be outside helping on the farm than sitting at a desk in a classroom. Dad was no different. He told me how the neighbor lady came to the house one day and asked his mom if “Tommy…
- Jerry Davis For Agri-View
Those out to gather trout, morels, turkeys and asparagus were smiling when the rain, hail and wind subsided. But most were thankful for the moisture.
- Chris Hardie For Agri-View
Poets and ancients called it the center of our intelligence, our emotion … our soul.
May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated May 1, halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's Spring equinox and the June solstice. Traditions often include gathering wildflowers and green branches – called bringing in the May – as wel…
Wisconsin dairy breakfasts celebrate June Dairy Month. Agri-View is publishing a calendar weekly in print, as well as online, with updates as we receive them.
- Bernt Nelson and Autumn Lankford Higgins American Farm Bureau Federation
Key takeaways
- Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini For Agri-View
SPARTA, Wis. – Little wooden boxes are mounted on posts in almost every community. They come in different shapes, sizes and colors. But they all offer the same thing – free books.
- UW-Wisconsin State Climatology Office
March delivered exactly what Wisconsinites might expect from early spring – a little bit of everything.
Karl Sime is a 2026 Compeer Financial GroundBreaker of the Year Honorable Mention. His commitment to continuous improvement, leadership and long-term success reflects the spirit of the GroundBreaker program.
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- 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.