Agriculture
Every Month Should Be Dairy Month In Wisconsin
In June we all celebrate dairy with farm tours, dairy breakfasts, signs and special menus. Even though dairy month ended when we flipped our calendars to July, we should continue to appreciate the many contributions of Wisconsin’s dairy farms throughout the year. The dairy industry in Wisconsin has good news to tell. Our state is…
Read MoreThe Sweet Season Arrives At Merry’s
One of the sweetest summertime traditions is continuing this week at Merry’s Berries. For three decades, Andy and Elizabeth Merry have been opening their patch to strawberry pickers at the peak of season, this year welcoming the second, and maybe even third generation of families to their Highway H farm. That’s really what it’s all…
Read MoreAdamskis Mean Business With Maple
The Adamski family, Gary, Vicky and Jim, mean business when the mapling season arrives. That’s what it is at the family’s sugar bush on Winter Road south of Antigo. This is a hobby that got out of control, Jim Adamski, who has become a maple professional, said as the polished stainless steel evaporator roared in…
Read MoreCounty Is A Leader In Oats Production
Potatoes may be king as far as Langlade County farmland, but the success of spuds here is due to a careful crop rotation that has led to the region becoming a leader in other areas as well. Recent numbers from the National Agricultural Statistics Service suggest that Langlade County is the oats capital of Wisconsin.…
Read MoreTop Winter Wheat, Oat Producing Counties of 2015 Determined
New estimates by the USDA give us an indication of what counties produced the most winter wheat and oat crops during the past growing season. The agency says Dane County was the largest winter wheat producing county in Wisconsin in 2015 with about 1.16 million bushels. The area has been in the top three counties…
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