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Nathan Brickl spent 45 minutes in a culvert with one leg twisted behind his back. His recovery tells us of the resilience of ...
It's not that solar farms are always replacing fields where corn is being grown for ethanol. Rather, the study focused on ethanol production because it represents 1 million acres in Wisconsin that ...
The largest solar farm in Wisconsin produces enough energy to power 90,000 homes. ... The land on which part of Badger Hollow sits was once home to a pig farm operated by Bob Bishop.
After a lifetime of carrying the farm forward, he was the first generation in 100 years to not milk cows on this land. He didn’t know what he’d do tomorrow, or who he was without knowing ...
Jacob Kaderly’s passion for land stewardship can be credited to his father’s management practices on the family farm and his service on the Wisconsin State Conservation Board during the 1970s.
HERTEL, Wis. — A group of farmers is changing how they use their land by working with nature to improve their animal's health, along with the soil and water. But they say change in the farming ...
Photo: Vista Sand Solar Farm The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) has approved Vista Sands Solar Farm, which will become the most powerful solar farm in the state.. Doral Renewables ...
Farmers are notoriously land-rich and cash poor. Even small farms can be worth millions of dollars — but 75% of Wisconsin farms take in less than $100,000 in gross income and most farm families ...
There are more than 40 land trusts in Wisconsin, all sharing a common goal: to serve as environmental stewards by preserving natural spaces. One land trust, the Tall Pines Conservancy, based in ...
Wisconsin solar farm plan leaves some residents cold Of the 5,000 acres needed, Xcel Energy says it has secured leasing rights with landowners totaling 3,000 acres ...
If Senate Bill 219 is signed into law, the amount of agricultural land a foreigner could own would be limited to 50 acres. “Preserving Wisconsin’s agricultural traditions and rural way of life ...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Wisconsin farms are disappearing at an accelerated rate, according to Brian Reisinger, a Wisconsin farmer and author of the book "Land Rich, Cash Poor." Reisinger joined us ...