Driving across the darkened Northwoods landscape, the bright spark of Christmas lights livens the gloom. Evergreens glow through picture windo…
The “to do” list in the spring is always long, but the one for late autumn seems particularly long with a looming expiration day. “Before snow…
It’s been a long, dry stretch on the farm (which can happen in August), and the pollinator-friendly flower beds in front of Farmstead Creamery…
There truly is no tradition quite like agriculture.
I know that it’s said that the only certainties in life are death and taxes, but I would like to add another item to that list: weeds.
In the Northwoods, when autumn lingers into mid-November, you know that winter will arrive not in a gentle slide but like an iron curtain. One…
As autumn matures and nudges its way toward winter, I find myself once again up against the enormous “before snow flies” list. To be fair, sno…
As we approach the holiday season, many of us are reflecting on what we are most thankful for. I am most thankful for my family, who gave me m…
It’s a sunny morning, with only a few passing clouds. Overhead, I can hear the buzz of a small propeller airplane. I look up to see the shiny …
Summertime in the Northwoods is a delight of flavors. After the springtime pollination frenzy, berries delight us throughout the summer with t…
Evening is drawing close, and soon the full moon will be climbing the eastern horizon for its much-anticipated eclipse. I’m in the high tunnel…
The epic snow event they’ve been predicting for the Northland has already begun this Monday morning, blanketing the farm in white. With foreca…
Last week’s chapter of “Down on the Farm” focused on reworking or upcycling objects to keep them useful — even beautiful — and out of the land…
Minnesota families who have owned their farms for 100 years or more are invited to apply for the
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After a virtual event last year due to Coronavirus restrictions, the Wisconsin Agri-Business Association is proud to announce the successful r…
BENSON, Minn. (AP) — The newspaper hit the front porches of the wind-scarred prairie town on a Thursday afternoon: Coronavirus numbers were sp…
“So, what do you guys do when it’s 20-below outside at the farm? Do you just stay in and not go outside?” I was asked recently during a virtua…
Farming folks seem to have a knack for making the most out of a rough situation. This may come from the fact that farming sees a rather large …
This morning, four inches of fresh snow covered the farm. It was chilly enough that the snow remained fluffy and didn’t instantly melt. Still …
It’s a grand time to be a vegetable lover. Local supermarkets highlight fresh, crisp greens and slender summer squashes from nearby farms. Sig…
Raising backyard chickens and bees has been possible within the city of Milton only for a year now, but a handful of residents have obtained t…
Homegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes
Considering a career change in your mid-40s may be daunting for some people.
MADISON — Hemp was the theme of this year’s Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum, with Kate VandenBosch, Dean of the College of Agricultural a…
The Midwest School for Beginning Apple Growers, a three-day workshop for people wanting to start an orchard business, will be offered Mar. 6-8…
Food safety trainings for produce growers will be held in six locations around the state in January and February. The classes will be taught b…
SINSINAWA — What do a southeast Iowa chestnut grower, a Missouri elderberry grower and a Minnesota hazelnut grower have in common?
WISCONSIN DELLS — With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill almost a year ago now, hemp became legal to grow and process in all 50 states as it w…