As fourth generation dairy farmers, McCarty Family Farms doesn’t take “feeding the world” lightly and strives to use their farm as a force for good. For them, that means producing high quality milk while prioritizing animal welfare, regenerative farming and implementing impactful business practices for their team and community. McCarty Family Farms exemplifies a modern dairy farm and continues to set the standard in social and environmental performance. Bob Bosold talks to Clay and Ken McCarty about how their dairies have thrived and grown.
Yes, the first frost has probably occurred for plenty of folks in Wisconsin. Stu Muck says you can expect the same thing to happen again tonight. Meanwhile, the sun will continue with temps in the mid-60's.
It's a Wyffels Wednesday and Pam Jahnke's catching up with Steve Quade, Regional Sales Manager covering northern IL and southern WI. He says the crop is dropping moisture points very quickly which is exposing vulnerabilities to things like stalk quality, tar spot and rust for the first time in his area. He says Wyffels is also offering an online harvest tool to keep track of your individual data, and watch harvest progress on other operations around the Midwest.
Are you a butter connoisseur? Dr. Greg Brickner, veterinarian and grazing specialist, says that internationally consumers are looking for butter that's coming from cows raised on pasture. Most of the butter that meets that requirement comes from outside the U.S., but he believes the potential is still there.
It's National 4-H Week! Data shows that youth involved in 4-H are twice as likely to have a goal to become a leader, 3 times as likely to be involved in community activities and twice as likely to live a life with intentionality and purpose.
We continue to focus on farmers' mental health with Rural Mutual Insurance. Ben Jarboe discusses resources with Megan Wolf. She is the owner of SoulGood counseling in Lafayette county. She says she has seen more farmers taking their mental health seriously and that farm succession has been a growing issue.
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