Updated: 2:45 PM Wisconsin farmers will be allowed to cut hay and graze cattle on land in conservation programs under a loosening of restrictions by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Posted: 9:41 PM As the drought continues, Wisconsin's corn crop remains in sad shape.

Updated: 7:57 PM A Northern Adams County woman loves to spend time in her garden. But some of Barb Herreid's work is also to protect the water next to her and her husband's dream retirement home.

Posted: 8:16 PM Gov. Scott Walker says after meeting with farmers in Burlington and Dodgeville who are suffering from the state's ongoing drought that he's looking at every way possible to locate assistance.

Updated: 6:36 PM A process patented at UW Stevens Point could help bring economic growth and jobs to the state of Wisconsin.

Updated: 12:45 PM Emotions ran high Thursday night at a town board meeting in Wood County to discuss a controversial proposal to build a 6,000 acre dairy farm with 3,500 cows in the Town of Saratoga.

Posted: 8:44 PM Gov. Scott Walker is asking for a federal disaster declaration due to the drought in 23 southern Wisconsin counties. If it's granted, farmers could apply for emergency loans through the Farm Service Agency.

Updated: 8:34 PM Whether you love the carnival rides or like to chow down on the deep fried goodies - it's just exciting to know what fair season has returned. And kicking off the festivities in our area is the Lincoln Co. Fair in Merrill. The fair runs through Sunday.

Posted: 9:07 AM Packers great Leroy Butler will be at their Farm Technology Days on Wednesday, July 18, from 9AM to noon.

Posted: 8:22 PM Dairy farmers in Wisconsin are trying to keep their herds cool in this extreme heat in order to sustain milk production.

Updated: 6:21 PM Dry conditions are negatively impacting farmers, and if the drought continues much longer, it will have a chain reaction that reaches all of us.

Updated: 6:40 PM Master Gardener Maria Edelstein of rural Marshfield credits her grandma for giving her a love of working in the yard. She credits her dog, Dusty for helping to keep the deer out of it.

Posted: 9:10 AM Wisconsin farmers with dwindling feeds supplies due to drought-stricken fields are considering trucking their cattle to greener pastures to the north as the dry spell continues.

Updated: 10:35 PM The U.S. Department of Agriculture is streamlining the process for farmers to apply for government disaster help as crops in many states burn up in the widest drought in nearly 25 years.

Posted: 8:49 PM Wisconsin State Fair officials have announced new security plans to try to prevent a repeat of the violence that marred opening night last year.

Posted: 10:19 AM Plans to build a large dairy farm south of Wisconsin Rapids have some residents up in arms. The 6,000 acre Wysocki Dairy and Produce Farm would be built in the Town of Saratoga.

Updated: 4:31 PM Gov. Scott Walker declared a state of emergency in 42 southern Wisconsin counties Monday due to drought or abnormally dry conditions as the state continues to suffer from a brutal heat wave and lack of rain.

Posted: 9:37 AM The state is giving financial assistance to several dozen farmers to help boost Wisconsin's milk production by the end of the decade.

Updated: 6:34 PM “Knee High by the 4th of July”, but an Marathon County farmer says his corn crop is much taller than that already.

Updated: 1:41 PM Gov. Scott Walker has asked federal officials to declare an agricultural disaster in Wisconsin counties that suffered fruit and vine losses during this spring's fluctuating temperatures.

Posted: 8:43 AM A type of berry more commonly found in roadside ditches than supermarket shelves is being cultivated by some Midwest farmers hoping to tap into consumer demand for natural remedies and local food.

Posted: 8:54 PM In an effort to continue the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cultural Transformation efforts, Matthew Peplinski, County Executive Director for the Marathon County Farm Service Agency (FSA), announced that the Marathon County Farm Service Agency in Wausau, Wisconsin is seeking candidates to include on the current fulltime, permanent program technician team.

Posted: 8:28 PM MUKWONAGO, Wis. (AP) -- The emerald ash borer has been detected for the first time in Waukesha County.

Posted: 2:36 PM The state's Agriculture Department has announced its latest dairy herd count numbers and they say there is a drop in herd numbers.

Posted: 7:54 PM Door County in northeastern Wisconsin ranks among the country's top cherry producers. But this year's crop could be the pits.