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Let’s make a dill: Stanley man brings Old World flavor to pickles, salsa
If it is a vegetable that grows in Wisconsin, Galen Klisiewicz has probably tried pickling it. A descendant of Polish immigrants in the Stanley and Thorp area of northwest Clark County, pickling was the way his parents and grandparents preserved the bounty from their gardens before it over-ripened.
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Baked potato a hot commodity at state fair
WEST ALLIS — It’s a big undertaking to run a food stand at the Wisconsin State Fair, 13 hours a day for 11 days straight.
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One for the record books: New buyers help shatter Governor's Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction mark
WEST ALLIS — The 2015 Governor’s Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction was a record-breaker, and in a big way.
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Back to the grind: Between corn and mulch, rural Luck business expects to keep machine busy year-round
Before selling their tree and landscaping company a few years ago to a national company, Steve and Deb Sylvester were a major provider of colored mulch throughout the Twin Cities area.
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‘Modern, responsible agriculture at its best’: Dane County’s Statz Brothers Farm prepares for Farm Tech Days
SUN PRAIRIE — It’s been three years in the making, and organizers of the 2015 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days later this month in Dane County are hoping that all of their hard work pays off with thousands of people learning a little more about Wisconsin agriculture.
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Read all about it: Osceola FFA Chapter touts The Country Today at Polk County Fair
ST. CROIX FALLS — When students in Paul Jakupciak’s agriculture classroom at Osceola High School feel the need to know, one of the first places they search for information is the pages of The Country Today.
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Group starts work on state pollinator plan
ARLINGTON — Twenty-five stakeholders started work Aug. 12 at the Arlington Agriculture Research Station on a statewide plan to secure the futu…
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Little mill, big impact: Couple returns to traditional service
At a time when many small community feed mills are folding under the weight of obsolescence and big-box competition, the mill in the village o…
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posted: August 17
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UW-Extension Day at state fair puts focus on education
WEST ALLIS — On Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the Wisconsin State Fair, the park’s Central Mall was bustling with activity. A collection of red and whi…
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posted: August 17
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One for the record books: New buyers help shatter Governor's Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction mark
WEST ALLIS — The 2015 Governor’s Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction was a record-breaker, and in a big way.
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posted: August 17
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Gathering of the Orange setup
Photo caption: Dave Clausen, left, and Joe Graunke set up Graunke’s Allis-Chalmers 780 chopper with rare 3-20-inch corn head Aug. 9 at the Moo…
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August 10
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Buffalo County man, 71, dies in accident while baling hay
TOWN OF GLENCOE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a 71-year-old man has died in a farming accident in northwestern Wisconsin.
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posted: August 17
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Final bird flu quarantines lifted
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced today the release of all quarantines on premises af…
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posted: August 11
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Jennie-O lays off 233 workers in Faribault due to bird flu
FARIBAULT, Minn. (AP) — Jennie-O Turkey Store said Tuesday it will lay off 233 employees at its processing plant in the southern Minnesota cit…
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posted: May 05
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Bird flu found in Chippewa County
Bird flu has been detected at a northern Chippewa County farm.
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posted: April 22
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Wood County to host 2018 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days
MADISON — It’s been 55 years since Wood County hosted what was then called Wisconsin Farm Progress Days, a farm show that has since been con…
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Pollinators getting statewide attention
I was happy to see that the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is pulling together a stakeholder group in Augu…
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Warm weather starts the annual peel
The weather is warming, and everywhere around me I see life stripping off its extra garb. It started almost a month ago with the fruit trees t…
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posted: June 15
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I've had the privileged over nearly 40 years of writing to interview a handful of celebrities, and some have taught me lessons that have stuck…
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Considering both sides is tough skill to practice
As with the rest of The Country Today staff, I generate most of my own stories, but my email is stuffed daily with news releases from advertis…
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"Award Winning Journalists" has nice ring to it
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Memories tinged with blue and gold this FFA Week
The year was 1989.
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posted: February 25
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Chicken or the egg? Depends on what month it is
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posted: February 16
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‘All about the kids’: Sawyer County Fair known for large turnout of school exhibits
HAYWARD — From super heroes to the solar system to spiders, visitors to this year’s Sawyer County Fair in Hayward could learn all about it.
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posted: August 17
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Let’s make a dill: Stanley man brings Old World flavor to pickles, salsa
If it is a vegetable that grows in Wisconsin, Galen Klisiewicz has probably tried pickling it. A descendant of Polish immigrants in the Stanle…
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posted: August 17
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Three-tine forks used for a variety of chores
Every farmer had several types of forks, but the most used was a three-tine fork. It consisted of a wooden handle with three sharp tines on…
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posted: August 10
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Two scents worth: Lavender farms bloom on Washington Island
WASHINGTON ISLAND — At the tip of Door County runs an extension of the Niagara Escarpment popping up through the waters of Lake Michigan as a …
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posted: August 10
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Rural Polk County church to celebrate 150th anniversary
EAST FARMINGTON — Through division over the use of German in worship services and a devastating church fire, the people of Zion Luthe…
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posted: August 10
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Read all about it: Osceola FFA Chapter touts The Country Today at Polk County Fair
ST. CROIX FALLS — When students in Paul Jakupciak’s agriculture classroom at Osceola High School feel the need to know, one of the first…
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August 10
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Back to the grind: Between corn and mulch, rural Luck business expects to keep machine busy year-round
Before selling their tree and landscaping company a few years ago to a national company, Steve and Deb Sylvester were a major provider of colo…
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August 10
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‘It’s all about soil health’: Vernon County farmers to host Conservation Observance Day
VIROQUA — Ralph and Sheila Petersheim are strong believers that healthy soil is a primary component of a healthy farm.
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posted: August 10
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Carving their place: Prahls tackle stray voltage, transition in first decade of farming
WAUSAU — Red granite, a trademark feature of Marathon County, is made from heating and cooling to form a durable and versatile material. On Gr…
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posted: July 27
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House passes bill to prevent mandatory GMO labeling
WASHINGTON — Food companies would not have to disclose whether their products include genetically modified ingredients under leg…
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posted: July 27
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Study: Hearing loss common for farmers
As rings were driven into the noses of pigs — a method to prevent them from digging with their snouts — their screeches pierced the ears of …
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posted: July 13
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St. Croix County woman taps into resources to help ensure her new farm goes mostly … According to plan
DEER PARK — When Leslie Svacina decided to quit her job and farm full time, she wanted to make sure she did things right.
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posted: July 06
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Discovery Farms adds grain
After 12 years of monitoring water quality on farms with manure applied to forage crops, the UW Discovery Farms Program is adding a…
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posted: July 06
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