Michelle Stangler, Watertown, grew up on her family’s dairy farm and was active in 4-H and FFA. She earned a Bachelor of Science in journalism and agricultural marketing communications in May 2024 from UW-River Falls. There she held leadership roles in Collegiate Farm Bureau and other agricultural communication organizations. Stangler completed internships with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, Mid-West Farm Report, Brownfield Ag News, and WEAU 13 News; served as the 2024 Dodge County Fairest of the Fair; and studied abroad in Europe. She now contributes to the Ag News Daily and Positivity in Ag podcasts.

Michelle Stangler, Watertown, grew up on her family&rsquo;s dairy farm and was active in 4-H and FFA. She earned a Bachelor of Science in journalism and agricultural marketing communications in May 2024 from UW-River Falls. There she held leadership roles in Collegiate Farm Bureau and other agricultural communication organizations. Stangler completed internships with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, Mid-West Farm Report, Brownfield Ag News, and WEAU 13 News; served as the 2024 Dodge County Fairest of the Fair; and studied abroad in Europe. She now contributes to the Ag News Daily and Positivity in Ag podcasts.

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Challenges on the farm? Maybe your mind first moves to equipment malfunctions, animal health, or crop conditions. Weather and markets probably top the list, too. But Farm Management Outreach Specialist Stephanie Plaster says more and more families struggle with navigating child care and health insurance options. She calls these "hidden challenges" on farms.

Stephanie is hosting a workshop on how to address child care and health insurance needs at the Marshfield Public Library on March 26.

The Health Insurance Training will teach participants how to connect health and insurance to farm and family well-being, manage health insurance as part of farm risk, explore insurance options, and budget for insurance costs. The Child Care Training will help participants understand the impact of childcare on farm life, integrate child care into farm risk management, design family-friendly farm enterprises, and budget for child care costs.

Learn more: https://extension.wisc.edu/family/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D180687756 

Challenges on the farm? Maybe your mind first moves to equipment malfunctions, animal health, or crop conditions. Weather and markets probably top the list, too. But Farm Management Outreach Specialist Stephanie Plaster says more and more families struggle with navigating child care and health insurance options. She calls these "hidden challenges" on farms.
Stephanie is hosting a workshop on how to address child care and health insurance needs at the Marshfield Public Library on March 26.
The Health Insurance Training will teach participants how to connect health and insurance to farm and family well-being, manage health insurance as part of farm risk, explore insurance options, and budget for insurance costs. The Child Care Training will help participants understand the impact of childcare on farm life, integrate child care into farm risk management, design family-friendly farm enterprises, and budget for child care costs.
Learn more: <a href="https://extension.wisc.edu/family/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D180687756">https://extension.wisc.edu/family/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D180687756</a>&nbsp;

Child Care & Health Insurance Woes Inhibit Farm Success

Don’t jump the gun in putting your cattle out on pasture. It could hurt your forage supply in the long run. This is according to Adam Abel. He’s the State Grazing Land Specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service or NRCS. He jokes that when he sees animals grazing already this time of year, he’s got to refrain from knocking on doors. He advises new grazers to get involved with grazing networks in their area. You can find them at grassworks.org. Adam says pasture walks with these groups are a valuable chance to learn from other people’s mistakes and ask graziers what worked and what hasn’t in their pasture management. If you’ve got questions, Adam says the NRCS office is here to help.

Don&rsquo;t jump the gun in putting your cattle out on pasture. It could hurt your forage supply in the long run. This is according to Adam Abel. He&rsquo;s the State Grazing Land Specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service or NRCS. He jokes that when he sees animals grazing already this time of year, he&rsquo;s got to refrain from knocking on doors.&nbsp;He advises new grazers to get involved with grazing networks in their area. You can find them at <a href="https://grassworks.org/">grassworks.org</a>. Adam says pasture walks with these groups are a valuable chance to learn from other people&rsquo;s mistakes and ask graziers what worked and what hasn&rsquo;t in their pasture management. If you&rsquo;ve got questions, Adam says the NRCS office is here to help.

Don't Graze Livestock Too Early

Natalie Roe, Monticello, grew up on a 5,000-acre cash crop farm with a commercial grain elevator. Roe graduated from UW-Madison in December 2024 with bachelor’s degrees in dairy science and life sciences communication and a certificate in digital studies. After holding many summer internships in agriculture and communications roles, Roe now works full-time with Broadhead as a social media coordinator. In this role, Roe combines her love of agriculture and communications. She uses her creativity and strategic thinking to help her agriculture clients achieve success on their respective social media platforms.

Natalie Roe, Monticello, grew up on a 5,000-acre cash crop farm with a commercial grain elevator. Roe graduated from UW-Madison in December 2024 with bachelor&rsquo;s degrees in dairy science and life sciences communication and a certificate in digital studies. After holding many summer internships in agriculture and communications roles, Roe now works full-time with Broadhead as a social media coordinator. In this role, Roe combines her love of agriculture and communications. She uses her creativity and strategic thinking to help her agriculture clients achieve success on their respective social media platforms.

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