On Thursday, the Sand County Foundation, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, American Farmland Trust and the WI Farm Bureau Federation announced that Schoepp Farm of Lodi, was the 2026 Leopold Conservation Award winner.  Kiley Allan was in the audience for the news.  She spoke with Dave Schoepp, who along with his wife, Nancy, and son, Ron, operates around 500 acres.  Their land is on the edge of the sensitive Driftless Region.  Schoepp says they always keep that in mind whether it's crop farming or grazing cattle.

Weather is brisk today, but improves as the weekend unfolds.  That's the promise from Stu Muck.  He tells Pam Jahnke the state should be back in the 50's again next week for the most part.  A dry pattern should also remain.

This is a critically important time of the year for livestock operations and their manure management plan.  Larry Lee talks with crop and dairy farmer, TJ Drager from Marathon.  Drager explains that the costs of proper manure management have gone up this year, and it's not just diesel costs.  Drager explains that people power is needed to get the job done, and that's expensive.  He also notes that fall manure management can be more expensive then spring because of hauling.  He notes that usually you're hauling manure farther from the source in the fall versus spring.

When you've had a farm in the family for 100 plus years, there's many memories to reflect on.  That's why Memory Farms in Wood County took that to heart when naming their property. Connie, Jason, and Dale Behrend share the history and traditions of their multi-generational property.  The name "Memory Acres" is a direct nod to the many family traditions, milestones, and generations of memories tied to living and working on a farm that has been in the family for over a hundred years.  Kiley Allan prompts the family to share some of those memories.