Tag: grass-fed
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How we shape a place: A farm kid’s journey home
Take a moment to picture your favorite day. This could be a day you already experienced, perhaps a wedding or graduation ceremony. Or it could be a hypothetical perfect day,…
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Dairy farmers share opinions on natural resources, labor issues
What do dairy farmers really think? More than 600 Wisconsin dairy farm owners took a survey in 2023, delving into their thoughts on policies related to natural resources and labor.…
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Pine River Learning Hub Begins to Reimagine Landscape
Could the Pine River watershed produce food in a way that doesn’t cause pollutants to run off into the lakes? Could farmers find a way to make a living and…
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Getting Beyond Yield: A Broader View of Agriculture
“Why do we engage in the practice of agriculture?” is a central thesis of Mark Bittman’s Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A history of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal. This not-as-rhetorical-as-you’d-think question…
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When it comes to dairy, France and Wisconsin share common histories and aspirations
The Wisconsin grazing community has had a bond with France since the first dairy grazier cracked open the book, Grass Productivity by Andre Voisin. Translated into English in the late…
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Grazing Network Thriving in Northwest Wisconsin
When Paul Daigle, an organizer in Grassland 2.0’s Cloverbelt Learning Hub and longtime grazing consultant, pulled into the parking lot at Shell Lake Community Center, it was overflowing. And he…
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Pastures as Potential Pollinator Habitat
Story by Skye Bruce When you think of pastures, what do you see in your mind’s eye? Perhaps a field of grasses, speckled with cows, and maybe some clover? As…
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Looking for the perfect burger? Look for local grass-fed
If there is one thing that can be widely agreed upon – it’s that burgers are loved. In fact, market research firm Datassentials notes that burgers are the 10th most…
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Back to his grassroots: Jacob Marty returns to family land with new vision for agriculture
As a dairy farm kid from southwest Wisconsin, Jacob Marty had no desire to return to his family’s farm. He was set on attending UW-Stevens Point and pursuing a career…
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Cattle and Brookies: Making Modern Agriculture and Trout Habitat in Wisconsin
Some 10,000 years ago, glaciers from the last Ice Age were retreating from the Upper Midwest. While much of Wisconsin was scraped into the rolling landscape that is representative of…
