A fly fisherman cast his line into Cataract Pond May 3, the first day of the inland hook-and-line fishing season. The pond, between Sparta and Black River Falls, has panfish and trout, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Negotiators on a five-year, $300 billion farm bill say they have reached a tentative agreement on the legislation and it will be considered by the House and Senate next week.
Updated: 5/8/2008 2:04:00 PM Read
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Gardeners invited to lease garden space
With just a couple of acres of field, Kimberly Lepak and Troy Arendt of Random Lake are planting more than a garden. They have set aside those acres on the northwest corner of highways 57 and SS just north of Random Lake so others can plant and learn to grow their own produce.
Updated: 5/6/2008 2:54:01 PM Read
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DNR cleaning up forestry management backlog
A huge backlog of harvesting, thinning and other mandatory management practices on Managed Forest Law land are getting top priority, and practices that were mandated up to 2002 are pretty much complete, said Tim Mulhern, Forestry Division deputy administrator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Updated: 5/6/2008 2:54:01 PM Read
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Retailer's milk ban could be blow to rBST
Wal-Mart's announcement this spring that milk for its "Great Value" brand will be sourced exclusively from cows not treated with artificial hormones could deal a blow to recombinant bovine somatotropin sales.
Updated: 5/6/2008 2:54:01 PM Read
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Congress close to finalizing farm bill
Congressial negotiators continue this week to hammer out the last few sticking points on a new farm bill they hope will survive a presidential veto.
Updated: 5/6/2008 2:54:01 PM Read
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