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    January 30, 2019
    The 2018 Century Farm honorees received certificates during a ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 12, at the Pierce County Fair. Pictured are members of the Janice and Melvin Fisher, Hilton Fiedler, Heidi and Michael Jacobson and Carol and Bruce Turner families who have all owned their farms for over 150 years. Jordan Willi / RiverTown Multimedia
    Century and sesquicentennial farmers wanted
    Has your family farm or home had continuous family ownership for 100 years or more? You could be eligible to be recognized as a Century Farm/Home...
    business/agricultureJanuary 30, 2019 - 10:00am
    January 25, 2019
    A proposal to construct a manure processing facility in the town of Pleasant Valley drew a packed room at Thursday, Jan. 24, at the St. Croix County Government Center. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia
    $55M St. Croix County manure facility project raises stink among residents
    The fate of a proposed $55 million St. Croix County manure processing plant was placed in a holding pattern after a meeting where residents raised...
    business/agricultureJanuary 25, 2019 - 11:46am
    November 1, 2018
    Kara O'Connor
    Wisconsin Farmer's Union column: Farmers are a cog in the wheel
    The farmer is the central cog in a system wherein all ancillary cogs profit because the central cog keeps turning. Seed and agrochemical companies,...
    business/agricultureNovember 1, 2018 - 8:00pm
    October 23, 2018
    Photo: (from left) Pete Vanderwielen, third place, 1,944 pounds, Sherwood, Wis.; Pete Midthun, first place, 2,091 pounds, New Richmond; Chris and Amber Stevens, second place, 1,963 pounds, New Richmond. Submitted phoyo
    Top 10 giant pumpkins set world record
    Even though high water forced events into nearby parking lots, this year's Harvest Fest once again drew large crowds to Stillwater's riverfront....
    business/agricultureOctober 23, 2018 - 7:18am
    October 22, 2018
    4-H junior dairy judge team members who attended the Pierce County Dairy Banquet posed for a photo Thursday, Oct. 18. Pictured are (from left) Bryce Mark, Braeden Bechel, Ava Kolodzinski, Ty Mader, Collin Hague. David Clarey / RiverTown Multimedia.
    The Pierce County dairy banquet turns 68
    The 68th annual Pierce County Dairy Banquet was held Thursday, Oct. 18 in Elmwood. The night was filled with somber discussion on the state of...
    business/agricultureOctober 22, 2018 - 8:37pm
    October 17, 2018
    Little Tillia Browne, with parents Ryan Browne and Lindsey Baris (right) is shown at Rising Sun Farm and Orchard, formerly Rising Sun Farm and White Pine Orchard. Browne and Baris took over White Pine Orchard this year, and united it with Rising Sun Farm. Gretta Stark / RiverTown Multimedia.
    Local family brings together farm, orchard into one business
    Rising Sun Farm has been in Ryan Browne's family since about 1974. Browne's father, Roger Browne, started the farm with Keith Kozub. In the 1990s,...
    business/agricultureOctober 17, 2018 - 2:00pm
    September 19, 2018
    Farmers for America will be shown Saturday, Sept. 22 as part of Spring Valley Dam Days. Submitted image
    Dam Days film screening aims to shine a light on farmers
    A local organic farming group hopes an uplifting documentary on the challenges of the farming industry can bring area farmers together.
    business/agricultureSeptember 19, 2018 - 10:00am
    September 6, 2018
    At L&R poultry in Kenyon there are 300 laying hens on the property at all times. Those hens produce 430 dozen eggs per month that are sold to a variety of business and schools. Matthew Lambert / RiverTown Multimedia
    Photos: Down on the chicken farm
    KENYON — Pulling up to L&R Poultry, you may be greeted by a curious hen. On the 72-acre Kenyon farm, the 300 laying hens are working hard,...
    business/agricultureSeptember 6, 2018 - 5:00pm
    September 5, 2018
    Jim Harsdorf's cows feeding inside a temperature-regulated facility. Rachel Helgeson / RiverTown Multimedia
    What's going down in west central Wisconsin's dairy industry
    Complex problems, confusion and miscommunication. The dairy industry is experiencing all three and then some. Finding a definitive solution or...
    business/agricultureSeptember 5, 2018 - 5:00am
    Members of the Rolling Hills 4-H club put on a skit about the emperor's missing hair as part of their 4-H drama presentation on Thursday, July 19, at the St. Croix County Fairgrounds. Jordan Willi / RiverTown Multimedia
    2018 St. Croix County Fair Results
    Listed below are the 2018 St. Croix County Fair Champions. Dairy Holstein Jr. Champion Registered Eva Doornink, Baldwin Wide Awake Jr. Champion...
    business/agricultureAugust 5, 2018 - 3:00pm
    August 2, 2018
    Ted Galaty has been operating his haunted house experience, Fright Farm, at Willow's Keep Farm outside of Zumbrota on Highway 52 since 2015. Now, Galaty has planted four acres worth of hemp to start a hemp maze. Previously, Fright Farm had a corn maze, but Galaty wanted to try something new and educate people on the benefits of hemp. Matthew Lambert / RiverTown Multimedia
    This hemp won't get you high
    ZUMBROTA — A new crop is beginning to take form at Willow's Keep Farm outside of Zumbrota. It's not corn or soybeans. The crop isn't to...
    business/agricultureAugust 2, 2018 - 5:00am
    July 24, 2018
    Norman Erickson inspects one of his many hazelnut bushes on his farm, Hazelnut Valley Farm in Lake City. Matthew Lambert / RiverTown Multimedia
    Slightly nutty: Hazelnut Valley Farm grows healthy, delicious hazelnuts
    LAKE CITY—Norman Erickson never gets sick of hazelnuts. The city boy turned farmer even has a license plate on his truck that says HAZLNUT....
    business/agricultureJuly 24, 2018 - 6:00am
    July 17, 2018
    Austin Raymond analyzes cows at Brahmer farms in Spring Valley, Wis., for the St. Croix County dairy judging team's practice. Zach Dwyer / RiverTown Multimedia
    Heritage Calf Project allows students to apply their learning
    Buying a purebred dairy calf isn't cheap, but one program in St. Croix County is using donations and grants to allow 4-H members to purchase...
    business/agricultureJuly 17, 2018 - 7:00pm
    July 10, 2018
    Janssen Hang (center) describes research projects being conducted inside the high tunnel unit at HAFA farm on May 30, 2018. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia
    Cooperative helps Hmong farmers
    Farming has been a tradition with Hmong Americans since the first refugees left Laos and arrived in the United States after the Vietnam War....
    business/agricultureJuly 10, 2018 - 8:00pm
    July 2, 2018
    DATCP Secretary Sheila Harsdorf and Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery CEO Paul Bauer (left) pose with other representatives during the Wisconsin Cheese Day celebration on June 25. Zach Dwyer / RiverTown Multimedia
    State representatives celebrate local impact of cheese industry
    Gov. Scott Walker and other state representatives traveled throughout Wisconsin to 13 different cheese companies and facilities to celebrate...
    business/agricultureJuly 2, 2018 - 7:33pm
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