Mark Crave of Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese chats with Josh Scramlin on the Mid-West Farm Report.

Mark Crave of Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese chats with Josh Scramlin on the Mid-West Farm Report.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

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Crave Brothers continues to innovate sustainable practices

People are paying attention to dairy cows in a way you wouldn’t expect—by analyzing their burps! It may sound strange, but at UW-Platteville, groundbreaking research is using high-tech tools to track the gases cows emit and what that means for both their health and the environment. Dr. Ryan Pralle, Assistant Professor of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences, explains how this innovative research is transforming dairy farming.

People are paying attention to dairy cows in a way you wouldn’t expect—by analyzing their burps! It may sound strange, but at UW-Platteville, groundbreaking research is using high-tech tools to track the gases cows emit and what that means for both their health and the environment. Dr. Ryan Pralle, Assistant Professor of Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Sciences, explains how this innovative research is transforming dairy farming.

The Science of Cow Burps

You might be driving by soybean fields on your commute to work or to school... but your connection to soybeans goes further than that. It just so happens that soybeans are a big part of the products that we use every day in the office and in the classroom. Sara Stelter is a Wisconsin soybean farmer and a director on the United Soybean Board. She tells us what these everyday products are.

You might be driving by soybean fields on your commute to work or to school... but your connection to soybeans goes further than that. It just so happens that soybeans are a big part of the products that we use every day in the office and in the classroom. Sara Stelter is a Wisconsin soybean farmer and a director on the United Soybean Board. She tells us what these everyday products are.

Soybeans Go With You To Work & School

Crop insurance deadlines are coming, and it might influence what you’re doing in the field this fall. Jessica Sarbacker is a vice president and crop insurance manager at Lake Ridge Bank covering the southern half of the state. She says it’s not uncommon for your plans to change in between the planting season and the harvest. (Thanks, Mother Nature). Jessica tells us what your options are at this point in the year for harvesting corn for silage or for grain. Or if you want to plant a field that you didn’t get a chance to this spring. First, Jessica tells us what she’s projecting for crop insurance claims this year.

Crop insurance deadlines are coming, and it might influence what you’re doing in the field this fall. Jessica Sarbacker is a vice president and crop insurance manager at Lake Ridge Bank covering the southern half of the state. She says it’s not uncommon for your plans to change in between the planting season and the harvest. (Thanks, Mother Nature). Jessica tells us what your options are at this point in the year for harvesting corn for silage or for grain. Or if you want to plant a field that you didn’t get a chance to this spring. First, Jessica tells us what she’s projecting for crop insurance claims this year.

Crave Brothers continues to innovate sustainable practices

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