- Crime
Five charged in forced labor of farm workers
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Five charged in forced labor of farm workersThe U.S. attorney's office indicted five people in a conspiracy to traffic Mexican workers to Wisconsin and force them to work on farms under threat of harm. - News
A Marshfield, Gundersen merger would change rural health care
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A Marshfield, Gundersen merger would change rural health careConsolidations of major health systems usually lead to higher costs for patients. Could this potential merger be different? - News
Trade impasse: Trump pledges $16B to farmers; markets slump
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Trade impasse: Trump pledges $16B to farmers; markets slumpFinancial markets shaken on Thursday over growing realization that the U.S. and China are far from settling a bitter, year-long trade dispute. - Dairy Crisis
1933 milk strikes culminated in death of farmer
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1933 milk strikes culminated in death of farmerMuch of the history of dairy in Wisconsin is bathed in romanticism, but through the generations, it has been marked by volatile prices, even violence. - Health
These are the 'safest' sunscreens this year
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These are the 'safest' sunscreens this yearThe Environmental Working Group says many sunscreens on the market today provide inferior protection or contain potentially harmful chemicals. - News
Dairy product prices is pushing milk prices higher
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Dairy product prices is pushing milk prices higherSouth Korea surpasses Mexico as the largest cheese market for the first time in four years. - News
German POWs were just like our boys
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German POWs were just like our boysReaders share memories of German prisoner of war camps in Wisconsin. - News
Amid world war, Wisconsinites and German POWs built a separate peace
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Amid world war, Wisconsinites and German POWs built a separate peaceSome 22,000 German POWs were held in camps in Wisconsin. In fields and factories, they worked side-by-side with locals who still remember them. - News
11 different schools take part in Day on the Farm
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11 different schools take part in Day on the FarmStudents from 11 different schools learn farm skills at Day on the Farm near Lomira. - Dairy Crisis
Brutal economic system forcing dairy farmers to call it quits
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Brutal economic system forcing dairy farmers to call it quitsFamily farms are at the mercy of trade wars, economies of scale and a complex pricing system. - Opinion
The challenge of roosters
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The challenge of roostersHaving more than one rooster turned out to be a problem at the Manzke farm. - Money
Handmade needlework pieces collected as folk art
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Handmade needlework pieces collected as folk artFolk art, by definition, is a homemade or handmade piece by an untrained artist.
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The moon is shrinking and quaking. Time to panic?
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The moon is shrinking and quaking. Time to panic?Scientists Monday gave us the unsettling news that our favorite natural satellite, the moon, is shrinking, according to a study. - News
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Progress in fields starts out good, stalls with rain
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Progress in fields starts out good, stalls with rainThere were still low spots and heavy soils where the ground was wet enough to cause rutting and stuck machinery. - News
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WACAA recognizes county agents for efforts
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WACAA recognizes county agents for effortsUW Extension agents recognized for efforts throughout state. - Wisconsin
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Kaul, GOP lawmakers clash over DNR authority
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Kaul, GOP lawmakers clash over DNR authorityThe cases headed to the Supreme Court center on a 2011 law intended to limit the overreach of state agencies. - Wis-farmer
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Auction calendar: May 24, 2019
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Auction calendar: May 24, 2019Auctions appearing in the Wisconsin State Farmer. - News
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Holstein Breeders welcome visitors during tours
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Holstein Breeders welcome visitors during toursVisit Registered Holstein® farms during June 25 tour - News
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Flooding disrupts farm shipments on Miss. River
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Flooding disrupts farm shipments on Miss. RiverOne river barge can ship as much as six locomotives pulling 2016 railcars, or 1050 large semi trailers. - Life
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Events calendar: May 24, 2019
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Events calendar: May 24, 2019Agriculture events happening across the state. - News
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Friends bid farewell to auctioneer Pat O'Brien
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Friends bid farewell to auctioneer Pat O'BrienWell-known auctioneer Pat O'Brien was true ambassador of ag industry in Wisconsin. - News
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Wet spring hampers California crops
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Wet spring hampers California cropsThe Midwest isn't the only part of the country dealing with crummy spring weather. - News
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Appeal on Kinnard Farms heads to Supreme Court
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Appeal on Kinnard Farms heads to Supreme CourtThe Court of Appeals is asking the Supreme Court to step in on a fight over expansion of Kinnard Farms in Kewaunee County. - Opinion
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Farming: always challenging
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Farming: always challengingIs there a future in farming and agriculture. Yes there is.
