 Mary Lewandowski and her older brother are the sixth generation on their family's dairy farm in Bevent, Wisconsin. After some reflection about her time growing up on a dairy farm and needing an FFA project, she turned to writing her very first children's book entitled "Welcome to My Farm." Throughout the story, she acts as a tour guide of her family's dairy farm with a story that features actual photos of the farm itself. Mary sits down with Kiley Allan to tell the story.

&nbsp;Mary Lewandowski and her older brother are the sixth generation on their family's dairy farm in Bevent, Wisconsin. After some reflection about her time growing up on a dairy farm and needing an FFA project, she turned to writing her very first children's book entitled "Welcome to My Farm." Throughout the story, she acts as a tour guide of her family's dairy farm with a story that features actual photos of the farm itself. Mary sits down with Kiley Allan to tell the story.

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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Mary Welcomes Young Readers To Her Farm

Lately the internet has been bursting with excitement around beef tallow. It's all the craze when it comes to an at-home natural skin care product. But did you know using lard can actually be even better for your skin? Julie Schrader, owner of Open Road Ranch, sits down with Kiley Allan to talk about the lard products she handmakes.

Lately the internet has been bursting with excitement around beef tallow. It's all the craze when it comes to an at-home natural skin care product. But did you know using lard can actually be even better for your skin? Julie Schrader, owner of Open Road Ranch, sits down with Kiley Allan to talk about the lard products she handmakes.

Lard Supports Healthy Skin

Weather and global conflicts.  It's all being surveiled by NASA.  Ben Jarboe goes behind the scene with Mike Humber.  Humber is NASA Harvest Data Lead and NASA Acres Deputy Director. The data collected by NASA satellites allows monitoring of crop conditions, water availability and much more.  Jarboe finds out about what they learned when war erupted between Ukraine and Russia, and how the ongoing war in Iran is disrupting food production and movement.

Cloudy and windy for our Tuesday.  Stu Muck says the winds will be most noticed today, but there's hit and miss chances of rain for the next 48 hours too.

Used equipment prices are holding firm rolling into spring planting.  Ashley Huhn with Steffes Group Auctioneers says the trends they see in March sales attest to continued interest in quality used equipment.  Paid for by Steffes Group.

Louisianna corn growers got a nasty surprise on March 17th.  An unexpected freeze!   Dr. Shelly Kerns, corn specialist at Louisiana State University Ag Center in Winnsboro, says the calls started streaming in at dawn.  Kerns encouraged growers to remain calm and give the plants a few days to recover.  Ultimately though, 60-70% of impacted acres had to be replanted.  That brought another unique set of challenges.  Kerns says growers, including herself, were unable to find hybrid varieties that they wanted.  That brought more anxiety in a year where costs were already high, and market opportunities already curtailed.

Oil is back in the headlines for traders today.  John Heinberg, market advisor with Total Farm Marketig, tells Pam Jahnke that the standoff with Iran is manifesting itself in higher oil prices and more demand for ethanol.

Weather and global conflicts.&nbsp; It's all being surveiled by NASA.&nbsp; Ben Jarboe goes behind the scene with Mike Humber.&nbsp; Humber is NASA Harvest Data Lead and NASA Acres Deputy Director. The data collected by NASA satellites allows monitoring of crop conditions, water availability&nbsp;and much more.&nbsp; Jarboe finds out about what they learned when war erupted between Ukraine and Russia, and how the ongoing war in Iran is disrupting food production and movement.
Cloudy and windy for our Tuesday.&nbsp; Stu Muck says the winds will be most noticed today, but there's hit and miss chances of rain for the next 48 hours too.
Used equipment prices are holding firm rolling into spring planting.&nbsp; Ashley Huhn with Steffes Group Auctioneers says the trends they see in March sales attest to continued interest in quality used equipment.&nbsp; Paid for by Steffes Group.
Louisianna corn growers got a nasty surprise on March 17th.&nbsp; An unexpected freeze!&nbsp;&nbsp; Dr. Shelly Kerns, corn specialist at Louisiana State University Ag Center in Winnsboro, says the calls started streaming in at dawn.&nbsp; Kerns encouraged growers to remain calm and give the plants a few days to recover.&nbsp; Ultimately though, 60-70% of impacted acres had to be replanted.&nbsp; That brought another unique set of challenges.&nbsp; Kerns says growers, including herself, were unable to find hybrid varieties that they wanted.&nbsp; That brought more anxiety in a year where costs were already high, and market opportunities already curtailed.
Oil is back in the headlines for traders today.&nbsp; John Heinberg, market advisor with Total Farm Marketig, tells Pam Jahnke that the standoff with Iran is manifesting itself in higher oil prices and more demand for ethanol.

U.S. Sending Oil Abroad And That's Driving Ethanol - Heinberg

Immigration enforcement continues to be an issue that Wisconsin farms and agribusinesses are monitoring.  Sam Moheban, immigration specialist and attorney at Wausau based, Ruder Ware law firm says things are changing.  Moheban tells Pam Jahnke that instead of focusing on raids, which are expensive and require a lot of staff, ICE is pivoting to enfocement through paperwork.  Specifically Moheban says they are reviewing I-9 forms.  These are the forms all employers use to verify that their employees can legally be employed.  Moheban says now, if there's an error found on that paperwork, employers can be fined immediately.  He also says that the government can now serve notice of inspection via certified mail or personal service on any business in the country.

Severe weather starts off our Monday.  Stu Muck says there's a tornado warning in effect for a chunk of south central Wisconsin this morning with gusty storms on the way.

Wisconsin dairy farmers had been hoping to restore whole milk to the school lunch program. That finally happened in January when the "Whole Milk For Healthy Kids" was signed into law.  Kiley Allan talks with Darren VonRuden, president of the WI Farmers Union, about the struggles schools are facing finding the whole milk.  VonRuden says the milk is out there, it just needs to find its way to the correct processing line.

WI Ag Secretary, Randy Romanski, has been honored as the 2026 Distinguished Agriculturist by UW-River Falls.  Pam Jahnke reports.


Spring is a busy time on Wisconsin farms.  Stephanie Hoff takes a visit to Eugsters Farm Market in Stoughton to investigate what's new.  She finds Kat Eugster very busy with new baby lambs, goats and other farm babies.  Eugster explains how the tempo picks up with round the clock care.  Eugsters is also in the process of developing a vineyard they'll be opening in 2027.

Immigration enforcement continues to be an issue that Wisconsin farms and agribusinesses are monitoring.&nbsp; Sam Moheban, immigration specialist and attorney at Wausau based, Ruder Ware law firm says things are changing.&nbsp; Moheban tells Pam Jahnke that instead of focusing on raids, which are expensive and require a lot of staff, ICE is pivoting to enfocement through paperwork.&nbsp; Specifically Moheban says they are reviewing I-9 forms.&nbsp; These are the forms all employers use to verify that their employees can legally be employed.&nbsp; Moheban says now, if there's an error found on that paperwork, employers can be fined immediately.&nbsp; He also says that the government can now serve notice of inspection via certified mail or personal service on any business in the country.
Severe weather starts off our Monday.&nbsp; Stu Muck says there's a tornado warning in effect for a chunk of south central Wisconsin this morning with gusty storms on the way.
Wisconsin dairy farmers had been hoping to restore whole milk to the school lunch program. That finally happened in January when the "Whole Milk For Healthy Kids" was signed into law.&nbsp; Kiley Allan talks with Darren VonRuden, president of the WI Farmers Union, about the struggles schools are facing finding the whole milk.&nbsp; VonRuden says the milk is out there, it just needs to find its way to the correct processing line.
WI Ag Secretary, Randy Romanski, has been honored as the 2026 Distinguished Agriculturist by UW-River Falls.&nbsp; Pam Jahnke reports.
 Spring is a busy time on Wisconsin farms.&nbsp; Stephanie Hoff takes a visit to Eugsters Farm Market in Stoughton to investigate what's new.&nbsp; She finds Kat Eugster very busy with new baby lambs, goats and other farm babies.&nbsp; Eugster explains how the tempo picks up with round the clock care.&nbsp; Eugsters is also in the process of developing a vineyard they'll be opening in 2027.

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