Joy Kirkpatrick spends much of her time thinking about the future of Wisconsin’s farmland. As a farm succession outreach specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, she ...
Cates Family Farm near Spring Green, a 19th-century red barn and a herd of cows mark the spot where three generations of the same family have worked the land for 58 years. These characteristics — old ...
Wisconsin remains a major national player in the agricultural marketplace, but its loss in farms has been dramatic, particularly the state's signature dairies, according to 2022 data released Tuesday ...