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Aronia – Exploring the Potential of This Little-Known Fruit
Roberta and Kim Barham As Aronia enthusiasts, Kim and Roberta Barham began cultivating 1,000 aronia berry plants in 2009. In 2008, Roberta tasted a distinctly bold flavor in a fruit juice blend. Seeing the word “aronia” she identified it as the source of the zing...
Policy Effects Farmers
By Harry Pulliam Policy. The Britannica Dictionary defines policy as "an officially accepted set of rules or ideas about what should be done". That's a broad statement. Who, for example, gets to decide what's "officially accepted" and how are those decisions made?...
Wisconsin Grown Hemp
Farm saving crop or just another money losing venture? A local farmer’s perspective. By James Cassidy Have you heard of hemp? Hemp (Cannabis sativa L) is an herbaceous, anemophilous plant belonging to the Cannabaceae family. It is among the most ancient,...
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Olivia Roth, WFU Torchbearer
Four Farmers Union members received the Torchbearer Award Dec. 10th at the 92nd annual Wisconsin Farmers Union State Convention in Wisconsin Dells including South Central's own youth leader, Olivia Roth. Recognition as a Torchbearer is the highest honor...