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Genetics whiz, Mitch Kappelman creates custom mating program to build ideal milking herd

...Holstein and registered Brown Swiss dairy farm, Meadow Brook Farms... ...of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin Madison where... ...The Manitowoc County dairy farmer says he is pleased with the freshening... ...When Mitch joined his family’s business, they worked with Lakeshore...

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How did farmers of yesteryear farm? With intelligence, perseverance and ingenuity

...I grew up on a small 80-acre dairy farm a couple of generations ago... ...Contact John Oncken at [email protected] ... ...At the Oncken farm, my brother and I used five-tine forks to hoist...

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April snowstorm leaves thousands of Northeast Wisconsin residents in the dark and cold

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How will loss of USDA Cattle Inventory reports impact farmers. What we know and don't know

...The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) also disclosed... ...The January and July Cattle Inventory reports are released on a Friday... ...on National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) data in recent... ...is sold. oday, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)...

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Ag Briefs: USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread

...Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission... ...USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread... ...Canal St., in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley Industrial Center.... ...Lincoln Ave. That was the longtime site of Froedtert Malt Corp.'...

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Ripp family of Waunakee has hosted farm tours for kindergartners for over 20 years

...WAUNAKEE ‒ For three days last week, Ripp's Dairy Valley was overrun... ...Chuck Ripp, one of the family partners on the farm, told them that... ...Eileen’s sons Chuck, Gary and Troy are partners in Ripp's Dairy Valley... ...Johns and Heritage Elementary schools in the village of Waunakee...

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It's the Elite Eight in the Wisconsin best burger contest. Which burger has the edge?

...Main St., West Bend - Dog House Bar & Grill, 117 S. 1st St., Mount... ...Horeb - Ferry Xing Bar & Grill, 306 Main St., Merrimac - Pickles...

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Census data shows number of farmers using cover crops to promote healthy soil is growing

...The lifeblood of any farmer is the soil that provides their livelihood... ...Five years ago I interviewed Dan Foor, CEO of La Crosse Seed, as... ...Chris Hardie spent more than 30 years as a reporter, editor and publisher...

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New scarecrows: Lasers aim to deter wild birds and reduce disease on Wisconsin farms

...Duhr works for a company called Bird Control Group, which sells lasers... ...When the human eye examines one of Craig Duhr’s lasers at a Wisconsin... ...with Minnesota Turkey Growers Association to help get more studies... ...World Organization for Animal Health....

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The long and storied history of Henry Ford, the Ford Motor Company and agriculture

...I see the time coming when the farmer not only will raise raw materials... ...Henry Ford worked with Harry Ferguson, who developed the “Ferguson... ..., John and Horace, separating formal relations with the Ford Motor...