Opponents of large solar installations frequently argue that solar farms will take away valuable food production when farmers decide to stop tilling and instead lease their land to a power company. A ...

Cates Family Farm near Spring Green, a 19th-century red barn and a herd of cows mark the spot where three generations of the same family have worked the land for 58 years. These characteristics — old ...

HERTEL, Wis. — A group of farmers is changing how they use their land by working with nature to improve their animal's health, along with the soil and water. But they say change in the farming ...

Lisa Kivirist had never planted a seed in her life. But she felt trapped in Chicago, dealing with the ennui that can afflict young adults who begin a career and then find themselves asking: Is this it ...

What happens when a Christmas tree farm plays a pivotal role in protecting the local watershed? A conservancy group in Wisconsin is transforming the farm into a preserve to protect its ecosystem. In ...

GINO RECCHIA HAS THE STORY FROM THE VILLAGE OF COBB. IN IOWA COUNTY. ABOUT AN HOUR WEST OF MADISON SITS 2000 ACRES, HOME TO THE LARGEST SOLAR FARM IN WISCONSIN. BADGER HOLLOW WAS COMPLETED IN JANUARY.

In an effort to replace the energy production of the soon-to-be-decommissioned Allen S. King plant in Oak Park Heights, Xcel Energy has set in motion plans for a large-scale solar farm spread across ...

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) has approved Vista Sands Solar Farm, which will become the most powerful solar farm in the state. Doral Renewables’ Portage County project will be the ...

Unlike the rest of the Midwest’s flatlands, Wisconsin’s Driftless Area is a land of surprises. Nestled in the southwestern corner of the state, this region was untouched by glaciers during the last ...

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