Victory for Clean Water Protections in Wisconsin!
January 30, 2024
Lawsuit threatened to undermine a critical state water protection program that helps keep untreated animal waste out of Wisconsin’s waterways and drinking water.…
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Reinforced Protections Against Untreated Animal Waste
January 30, 2024
Clean Wisconsin's intervention in a lawsuit targeting the state's water pollution permitting program helped maintain crucial protections for our surface and groundwaters.…
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Farm Bill 101
December 19, 2023
You may have heard Willie Nelson reference the term "Farm Bill" at one of his many Farm Aid concerts, but what does it actually entail?…
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New Plant Hardiness Zone Maps mean big news for farmers and gardeners
December 12, 2023
New Plant Hardiness Zone Maps have caused a stir among Wisconsin farmers and gardeners. They confirm something many avid gardeners have already observed: our climate is changing.…
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Clean Water partners applaud bipartisan support of farmland preservation program
December 8, 2023
Four environmental and agricultural groups, working as partners to bring about long-term solutions to Wisconsin’s water quality issues, cheered the signing of legislation…
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Bipartisan “Transition to Grass” legislation will help Wisconsin farmers improve soil, water and livestock health
November 16, 2023
Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats are coming together to help farmers put more livestock out on grazing pasture. The Senate and Assembly recently introduced legislation to create a “Transition to Grass” program...…
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Taste the Change: Wisconsin Kernza®
October 3, 2023
By Jacob Ahrens-Balwit, Strategic Communications Manager, and Katherine (Kata) Young, Natural Climate Solutions Manager. Before millions of acres of native oak trees,…
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Clean Wisconsin Works on Grazing Legislation
October 3, 2023
Managed grazing is a farming practice where livestock are systematically rotated through pastureland to optimize their nutrition and the land's health.…
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Wisconsin’s Green Fire and Clean Wisconsin to launch two-year project re-envisioning farm conservation
October 3, 2023
Guest article by Fred Clark, Executive Director at Wisconsin’s Green Fire With support from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wisconsin’s Green…
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Lessons and Traditions from Hmong American Farming in Wisconsin
September 26, 2023
Vue grew up in a mountain village in Laos, working the thin, fragile soil to grow rice and corn. In the 1970s, the…
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