Of the biggest drops: Inspections of large farms were down 46 percent, and private well inspections were down 36 percent in 2011.

It's something that happens all too often, farm-related accidents. On Friday, we told you about a 3-year-old boy who died after getting run over by a skid steer near Athens. It's accidents like this, that have experts urging you to stay safe out in those farm fields.

The 2012 Tractor Safety Class will be held June 18-21 at the Rusk County Fairgrounds in Ladysmith.

Saturday will mark the opening day of the Village of Weston’s Farmers Market.

A barn fire that killed 13 horses Thursday morning is said to have been caused by lightning.

(WAUSAU, WISCONSIN), May 2, 2012 – With spring planting underway across Wisconsin, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers to timely report any prevented or failed acreage to their local office.

(WAUSAU, WISCONSIN), April 30, 2012 – The Marathon County Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) participants that maintenance and management activities on CRP acres must be completed outside of the primary nesting season, which begins May 15, 2012, and continues through the date listed in individual conservation plans.

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is inviting fish farmers to a workshop in far northern Wisconsin later this month.

A Lincoln County elementary school is teaching students valuable lessons about math and science in hands-on way.

(WAUSAU, WISCONSIN), April 30, 2012 - FSA reminds producers that enrollment for the 2012 Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program will end June 1, 2012.

Wisconsin's dairy industry leaders are raising millions of dollars to renovate the aging dairy plant on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Wisconsin Public Television is looking for central Wisconsin farm photos from the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s to be part of a new documentary.

A free event will be held this weekend to help families better understand agriculture and horticulture in central Wisconsin.

A nine-year-old southern Wisconsin boy has died after an ATV accident. Authorities tell WisconsinAgConnection.com, Colin Barnes of Darlington, was driving his four-wheeler up a hill when it turned over and rolled on top of him on Monday evening.

Gov. Scott Walker says a new initiative to increase Wisconsin's milk output is good news for the state's cheese industry.

The Food and Drug Administration is asking drug companies to help limit the use of antibiotics given to farm animals, a practice which scientists say has contributed to a surge in drug-resistant bacteria.

The nomination period for an open seat on the Wisconsin Cherry Board has begun. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture will be accepting nominations through April 25.

Three cheesemakers are adding new plants in rural Wisconsin.

The growth of small dairies nationwide is creating opportunity for entrepreneurs.

According to a study from the National Agricultural Statistics Service and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health fewer youth are getting injured in farming accidents.

U.S. Senator Herb Kohl will hold 40 listening sessions across the state in the coming weeks to help give farmers a voice on agricultural priorities.

Honeybees in Wisconsin and Minnesota have had an off-year.

Wisconsin Farm Service Agency reminds producers that the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program 2010 crop year sign-up deadline ends June 1, 2012.

Wisconsin Farm Service Agency reminds producers that the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program 2010 crop year sign-up deadline ends June 1, 2012.

A new report says Wisconsin's cranberry industry had an especially productive year last year.