Fall is coming and to go along with the pumpkins, spiced lattes, and changing leaves, we also have corn Mazes. And a special one in Lodi is paying homage to the state we call home. Ben Jarboe talks to Angie Treinen an owner of the Treinen Farm Corn Maze.  So why is Wisconsin the focus of this year's maze and what does it take to encapsulate the details? She says this maze is on 15 acres of land and over their 25 years of making corn mazes, they have learned what people like and don't like and continue to incorporate that.

Cooler temps are on the way for the weekend.  Stu Muck says it may be a little bit of a surprise at this stage of August to feel temps in the 60's, but that's what he expects for the weekend.

The Ribbon is cut and now the Lafayette Hospital & Clinic in Darlington is ready to serve rural Wisconsin. The new state of the art hospital opened its doors officially on Thursday and Ben Jarboe spoke with the chairman of the county board, as well as the chair of the hospital committee.  Jack Sauer says it's probably one of the proudest moments in his 24 years of public service.  The project began in 2023, and features 84,000 square feet of space dedicated to quality health care for rural Wisconsin and the entire region. Sauer's proud not only of the financial collaboration that made the project a success, but the creativity they deployed to staff it.  Sauer says they're offering up to $50,000 in stipends to offset the cost of education to entice and keep doctors at the hospital.

July milk production was as big as expected.  The 24 major dairy producing states brought a 3.5% increase in July milk to the market.  Wisconsin's production was up less than 1%, but California, South Dakota, Texas and Michigan were just a few states with over 3% increase in milk.

The Pro Farmer Crop tour concluded Thursday night in Rochester, Minnesota.  While the full report will be released later today, many crop scouts on the tour said that despite the big yield projections, you can't lose sight of the disease risk.  Emily Carolan is one of the scouts that measured through Western Iowa and Southern Minnesota.  She says Sudden Death Syndrome(SDS) could take a toll on soybean yields.

A little competition can keep you sharp!  What if that competition is your spouse?  A little good natured competition has inspired husband/wife team, Emily and Dan Sleik of Berlin, to be part of the 2025 Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest.  Pam Jahnke chats with the two about why they got started in the event and what they've learned along the way.  Emily says their real goal is to replicate results and see how they benchmark against other farms in the state.  The entry deadline to participate in this year's WI Soybean Yield Contest is August 31st.