Let’s just get this right out there – whatever I did to whomever years ago that made you angry enough to place a curse on my power equipment – I am sorry.
- Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini For Agri-View
“To me, farming isn’t just about the ‘ag,’ it’s about the whole picture,” Ben Stern says.
- Ellie Kluetzman For Agri-View
As we sail through life there are the big things which affect our lives – and the small things. I had the opportunity in early March to visit my older brother Chuck in Texas. He had been fighting Stage 4 lung cancer for going on three years and his fight had become futile.
- Joey Roulette Reuters
SpaceX's Starship rocket lifted off from Texas and briefly put its first 20 upgraded Starlink internet satellites into suborbital space July 24, the company's 13th test mission as it aims to begin routine service by the end of the year. The Starship rocket system blasted off about 6:50 p.m. …
- Climate Central
Dangerous heat has been spreading across much of the United States as a prolonged heat wave spread from the western United States eastward to the Midwest and South.
- Steven Martinez and Caden Perry Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An estimated EF-2 tornado devastated the Fox Cities Monday, July 27, tearing through homes and businesses, downing power lines and closing major roadways.
- USA Today - News
Manderfield's Home Bakery - Menasha was destroyed by a July 27, 2026 storm, which struck Menasha and the western Fox Cities.
- USA Today - News
The City of Menasha declared a state of disaster on July 27 following severe storms and a tornado. An emergency shelter for residents is open at Christ the Rock Community Church, W6254 U.S. 10., Menasha.
- Lynn Grooms For Agri-View
McKenna Reichling remembers her big brother, Myles Reichling, for his outgoing and sometimes wild personality. In addition to working with his farming family, he enjoyed bowling, snowmobiling, trucks, sports cars and riding his Harley Davidson.
A powerful tornado left behind extreme damage in the town of Menasha, Wisconsin, on July 27.
- Fox - Milwaukee
A destructive storm slammed into Menasha on Monday, July 27. The storm, which likely produced at least an EF-2 tornado, damaged or destroyed countless homes and businesses. A boil water order is in effect and thousands are without power.
- USA Today - News
The National Weather Service said Menasha received at least EF-2 tornado damage, which means wind gusts were between 111 and 135 mph..
- USA Today - News
The City of Menasha declared a state of disaster on July 27 following severe storms and a tornado. An emergency shelter for residents is open at Christ the Rock Community Church, W6254 U.S. 10., Menasha.
- USA Today - Vertical
Watch video of storm damage in Menasha after severe storms moved through the Fox Valley
- Krista Swanson National Corn Growers Association
U.S. corn growers are the most productive farmers in the world, but even extremely productive farms can lose ground globally when they are forced to compete from a more-costly position. A new analysis prepared for the National Corn Growers Association by Kynetec compares what farmers in the …
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- John Sumwalt For Agri-View
Donald Jossart told me one of the most remarkable “lost and found” stories I have ever heard. He lives on a farm near Sugar Bush and Luxembourg in Brown County, Wisconsin. He called to recommend a book after reading one of my columns.
- Amy Sullivan GROW
Cover crops and soil residual herbicides can make a powerful weed control duo, but only if those herbicides actually reach the soil. The Pennsylvania State University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and University of Delaware researchers recently examined how much cover …
- Korede Olugbenle and Kim Cassida Michigan State University-Extension
Forage crops are traditionally defined as plants, excluding grain, grown for the purpose of feeding livestock. In addition, forages also provide environmental and soil health benefits, including support for key principles of regenerative agriculture such as minimizing soil disturbance, keepi…
- Faith Parum and Cydney Stables American Farm Bureau Federation
Key Takeaways
- Pat Melgares Kansas State University
As Kansas wheat harvest wraps up, producers are leaving the field with something just as valuable as the grain in their trucks -- data that can drive smarter decisions for years to come.
- Daniel Munch and Faith Parum American Farm Bureau Federation
Key Takeaways
- Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini For Agri-View
MELROSE, Wis. – “Sometimes just having a nice cow in the barn is what gets you out to the barn the next day,” Kim Ponterio said.
- Brad Brooks, Maria Tsvetkova and Andrew Hay Reuters
Wildfire smoke blanketed the eastern U.S. from the Great Lakes to Washington, D.C., on Friday, floodwaters tore through Texas's Hill Country for a third day, and new fires erupted in the Pacific Northwest overnight, with 68 large blazes burning in 15 states.
