Expensive Machinery Repairs & This Week's Featured Century Farm

Teri Barr discusses Madison School District’s Farm to School success, as students take raising food from seed to plate by learning how to grow and prepare fresh foods. The upcoming ag weather forecast looks good until rain chances increase Sunday Larry Lee interviews Willie Cade with Repair-dot-o…

Machinery repairs cost more per-acre than diesel fuel

Willie Cade with Repair-dot-org explains how machinery down time, the lack of necessary parts at dealerships, slow dealer service, and continued problems with repair software availability for farmers and independent technicians is costing farmers a lot of money.

New National FFA Officers & What's Impacting Milk Futures-Bryce Windecker

Jill Welke interviewed several new National FFA officers to get their outlook on the year ahead, and the things that they will be focusing on. Larry Lee filled in for meteorologist Stu Muck to go over the ag weather forecast for Wisconsin. Film producer Katie Ulman sat down with Mid-West Farm Rep…

Preventing Phosphorus Runoff Is A Win-Win Solution

With so many packed agendas and talented speakers, it's never easy to decide which agricultural conference you're going to go to in Wisconsin. Steven Hall is a faculty and extension specialist at UW–Madison and one of the keynote presenters at the Wisconsin Water and Soil Health Conference. His key…

The "Perfect Storm" Behind This Season’s Purple Soybeans

Most of the time, a soybean harvest yields an off-white, tannish-colored soybean seed. However, this year, many farmers are seeing purple seeds instead. Damon Smith is an extension specialist and professor of plant pathology at UW-Madison. He says farmers have been submitting photos of purple, chal…

Foreign Ownership Of Farmland Increases And Beef Farm Opens Gates To Questions

It's not just the swarm of trick-or-treaters that could strike fear in your soul.  Think about the changing weather and all the creepy critters that will be looking for warmth and shelter.  Guess what?  Your home, garage, barn, or outbuilding could be just what they're looking for!  Kiley Allan fin…

Wyffel's Wednesday w-Luke Bird 10/28/26

Regional Sales Manager Luke Bird has an update on harvest, corn variety performance, and planning for 2027.

Mid-West Farm Report: USDA Offers Meat Processing Aid & John Heinberg Explains Why Brazil's Elections Matter to U.S. Markets

Today's Mid-West Farm Report has information from USDA Under Secretary Dr. Mindy Brashears about aid for meat processors, and John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing recaps the markets and explains why Brazil's elections are impacting U.S. grain markets.

Dr. Mindy Brashears on meat processing programs

USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Mindy Brashears discusses new funding opportunities to help Wisconsin expand small meat processing operations and train additional workers for careers in meat processing.  

WWASH Conference Highlights Farmers

Farmers play a crucial role in keeping our natural resources, like our water and soil, healthy. And the folks at the Wisconsin Water and Soil Health Conference know the importance of keeping farmers at the forefront of that conversation. Laura Paletta, a co-chair for the conference, sits down with …