Constructing 5 MW of Solar on 23 Acres and Sharing the Story in Outagamie County Written by Tara Greiman, Director of Conservation and Stewardship, and Erin Lenninger, Northeast WI Conservation Coordinator There’s plenty of strong debate happening across Wisconsin around solar energy. “They’re taking all our farmland!” “What about our water?” “We need renewable energy!” “Let farmers choose what to do with their land!” Facebook groups are lit up, town and county board meetings are sitting...

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s decision to allow additional ground beef imports at lower tariff rates for the next 90 days: “Families are frustrated by high grocery prices, and farmers understand that frustration because our costs have gone up, too. But increasing beef imports sidesteps a bigger question: Why is there such a wide gap between what consumers pay for beef and what makes...

Rami planted his first apple trees in 2015. Today, the farm produces 65 different varieties of the fruit. By Hannah Alden, Communications Specialist Back 20 or so years ago, it may have been close to impossible for Wisconsin farmers to grow a crop of organic apples marketed for fresh eating. Over time, and with more research and lived experience with the crop, farmers like Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) member Rami Aburomia are seeing a steady demand for Wisconsin grown organic fruit. Rami and...