MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON

Ag Meteorologist Stu Muck gives a detailed forecast for the state as the State Fair and Wisconsin Farm Technology Days get underway. 

Stephanie Hoff has a chat with EMS Outreach Program Manager James Small with the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health about how they are at risk of not being able to respond to emergencies in a timely manner due to decreases in staffing, funding, and training.

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Janet Keller is serving as the new General Manager starting this year for the Farm technology days. Keller is no stranger to Farm technology days. She used to be an exhibitor every day with a genetics company and was on the board of directors as well. 

There are many exciting things in store besides the progressive scale of Clinton Farms. Tent city and filed demonstrations are back and unique to this area. Keller says that the...

Farm Technology days is back this year hosted by Clinton Farms. It will be taking place August 5-7th in Bear Creek WI. 

Pam Jhanke chats with one of the host family members Jim Clinton. They say its family tradition as they will now be hosting the event 3 times. They hosted the 25th anniversary Farm technology days and Jim was only 22 years old when his parents hosted. Attendance was 120,000 people. Then Jim and his wife Sue b...

Alfalfa is a known crop that is grown all over Wisconsin for livestock consumption. But it is also a productive cover crop and has many sustainability aspects when its used as a cover crop. 

Dr. Emily Meccage is the Senior Manger of Research and development for Forage Genetics International. She says farmers look to be more sustainable while also looking towards profit. Alfalfa answers a lot of those problems and questions. In...

Bob Bosold and Wisconsin Farmers Union's Layne Cozzolino discuss feeding program woes and resilience following federal funding changes. Cozzolino is the director of special projects with WFU.
Canadian wildfire smoke continues to be the culprit for poor air quality. Sticky weather is expected later this week.
There’s plenty of county fair fun to be had this summer and into September. Oftentimes, music is a key attraction...

Taking out loans is many times a necessity for farmers whether it be for equipment, buildings, or other inputs, and Wisconsin is no different. Darla Sikora the Director of Agricultural Loans with Citizens State Bank of Loyal is here to give insight into what Wisconsin Farms are most commonly taking the loans out for right now. She says that currently they are seeing a surprising amount of loans for forage trailers.

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Flavor is on the menu at Wisconsin Pork Association's Pork Shoppe. Morgan Worek is the Program and Marketing Director at the Wisconsin Pork Association. Located across from the Colosseum and the Wisconsin Products Pavilion, the food stand is serving up Butterfly Pork Chop sandwiches, Pork Burgers and Pork Chop On A sticks. The pork is raised local to the Midwest, much of it coming from Wisconsin. Worek gives us insight on the new c...

Marion grew up on her families farm and was farming since the young age of 3 helping with little tasks. Her sister had acquired her families farm shortly their father passed away. He was in the process of turning it over into her sisters possession in 1986 when he passed. Luckily that transition was easier as Marion and her sister were already working partners for the farm. Marion went to schooling at multiple universities and was ...

Tom and Elizabeth Pryce settled in the U.S. in 1846 with their children. Their eldest son, Edward, was naturalized that same year and moved to Albany Township, where he and his wife built a log cabin, later replaced by a stone house. They had 16 children before his wife passed at age 56, the same year Edward lost several of their children.

Edward’s son, Will...

Ag meteorologist Stu Muck says we are looking at some very comfortable weather, but also a lot of smoke for the weekend.

The past couple days if you stepped outside and noticed a smog covering the sky. This is once again the Canadian wildfires making an appearance. Although these fires are not in Wisconsin, the state is still helping fight them. Stephanie Hoff learns more about how Wisconsin shares resources for these massive fires...

The Olson Family Farm was recognized as a Century Farm in 1985 after 110 years of continuous family ownership. 

Ole Herdal Olson (born October 1807) and Dorthea Jensdatter Stennan Riise (born October 1809) were united in marriage in May 1838 in Tolga, Hedemark, Norway.  To this union there were six children: Ole Iver born in 1838; Marit born in 1841; Carrie born in 1843; Johanne born in 1846; Anna born in 1849; and Jens b...

It’s been a big year for this Centennial Farm in Eau Claire County – between a dairy breakfast and a state award, 2025 is one for the books. With the help of Compeer Financial, the Mid-West Farm Report is recognizing farms and homesteads that have belonged to the same family for more than 100 years. These farms have also been awarded by the state of Wisconsin. Felicia Erickson and Dave Messerschmidt farm just south of F...

Right now, there are about 70 active wildfires burning over a million acres in the U.S. Almost all of it is out West -- but we're seeing the effects here at home with air quality advisories. The Wisconsin DNR has mobilized its own wildfire fighters to help combat these flames out West and in Canada. Marc Sass is a forest ranger covering the southeast part of Wisconsin across 10 counties. He also trains local fire departments on how...

Stephanie Hoff catches up with the 78th Alice in Dairyland Sarah Hagenow during the Wisconsin State Fair. Sarah is almost a month into her role as the state's agricultural ambassador. She tells us where you can find Alice during the "best 11 days of summer." Sarah is most looking forward to sharing fair memories with fairgoers, including her own eight years of showing dairy in West Allis.

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Ag Meteorologist Stu Muck gives an update on some rain amounts where in certain areas accumulated over an inch and says we are looking at clear skies for the State Fair. 

Even though she’s gone this week the Fabulous Farm Babe didn’t forget about us, Pam Jahnke talks with DATCP secretary Randy Romanski on the recently announced Governors budget from the agency’s perspective. 

With it being the first day ...