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…
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…
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has selected 15 members for the next Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. The members, all from Wisconsin, will attend monthly virtual sessions from September 2026 to May 2027 during their senior year of high school.
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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Agri-View offers a schedule of events of special interest to our readers. Some events and activities might require advance registration. Email agriview@madison.com with calendar submissions.
SAN ANTONIO – Marion Calmer often shares the stage with Fred Below, University of Illinois crop expert, through the years at Commodity Classic; the two long-time friends talk crops research. Calmer's been farming for 50 years and doing on-farm research for 40 years. He’s been no-tilling for …
Key takeaways
Across the Eastern Corn Belt, corn and soybean basis has pushed upward during the past month. Across the 100 regional basis series tracked, only one weakened between the third week of March and the third week of April. The historical average forecast an increase in basis but recent movements…
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.
STOUGHTON, Wis. – Few businesses and even fewer people live to see 114 years of age. But the Sime family farm just outside Stoughton has. Bruce and Kim Sime received Century Farm Recognition at the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair. Their family’s farm was established in 1912 by his great-grandfathe…
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.
It's that time of the year again. Agri-View offers a list of available agricultural scholarships.
Agri-View offers a schedule of events of special interest to our readers. Some events and activities might require advance registration. Email agriview@madison.com with calendar submissions.
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.
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.
The recent severe storms produced at least 24 tornadoes across Wisconsin, National Weather Service records show. That’s the average number of tornadoes Wisconsin sees in a year.
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.
A recent trail of damaged homes and buildings dotted a wide swath of the United States after a burst of destructive winds and reported tornadoes tore off roofs, uprooted trees and rendered rural roads impassable with debris.
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