Farm

Former Milwaukee Brewers' third baseman Don Money will manage the Brewers' Triple-A farm club at Nashville next season. He replaces Frank Kremblas, who was let go after four years with the team. Money has managed in the Brewer farm system for 11 years, most recently at Double-A...

As harvest season is upon us, drivers of passenger vehicles as well as farm equipment need to beware of each other on public roads. The combination of slow moving farm equipment and passenger cars poses a hazard for drivers not driving attentively and defensively. Vehicle drivers...

The UW-River Falls Mann Valley Lab Farm will host the 27th Farm City Day Aug. 9. This annual event is an excellent opportunity for families to visit a dairy farm for a day and have guided tours through the fields and barn at the Mann Valley Lab Farm. Participants will have the opportunity...

Wisconsin farmers are getting a look at the latest in machinery. As you might expect, fuel efficiency is one of their biggest concerns. Economy was the buzz-word as the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days show opened Tuesday near Greenleaf in Brown County. With diesel fuel nearing $5...

Wisconsin families are paying more at the grocery store thanks to higher energy prices, according to the recent Market Basket survey by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. Each quarter the Farm Bureau tracks the retail price of 20 food items in 26 communities in the state. According...

As news media swarmed to cover the devastation in Hugo, Minn., last week, several miles to the east in Wisconsin a similar scene received little attention. Golden Maples Farm in Forest Township, east of Deer Park, was among several farmsteads pounded by high winds, hail and a possible...

Now that Mike and Jody Lenz bought the farm of their dreams in Stanton Township, they plan to share their bounty with the community. By early this spring, the Lenz family hopes to have 30 local members committed to reaping the harvest of fresh vegetables all summer without having...