Author: Kata Young, Natural Climate Solutions Manager

Taste the Change: Emerging climate-smart perennial crops 

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  Growing Problems   For decades, farmers have produced abundant and inexpensive food, but at great environmental cost. In Wisconsin, conventional agricultural practices (growing a single crop, such as corn, soybeans, or wheat, on the same land, year after year) have resulted in tired soils. Often, these soils are put on “life-support” through the intensive annual

The critical role of Wisconsin agriculture in addressing climate change

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When you think of Wisconsin, you think of agriculture. Thirty percent of Wisconsin’s land is used for agriculture– that is 64,400 farms on 14.3 million acres. Wisconsin agriculture contributes 16.4% to our state’s economy, $104.8 billion annually. We also export $3.96 billion worth of Wisconsin-grown agricultural products to 146 countries worldwide, with the most valuable