Category Archives: WiscoAg News

The Four C's of Advocating for Agriculture
Recently, there was an event called "Farmfest Virtual 2020". During the event they had a section for women in agriculture. The keynote speaker was Sherry Saylor, she's a part of the American Farm Bure...
Travis Cleven Aug 18, 2020

Getting to Know the Kids of the Brown County Fair: Molly Goral
I stopped by Molly Goral of Morrison 4-H and she said that this year's an exciting one for her. "This is my first year showing chickens," Molly said. She's also bringing goats to the fair this time ar...
Travis Cleven Aug 13, 2020

Five Horses Found Butchered in Texas
Police are investigating the butchering of five horses South of Houston. The first killing was on May 22nd, then on June 10th, June 29th, and the last one occurred on August 8th. Officers were respond...
Travis Cleven Aug 13, 2020

Getting to Know the Kids of the Brown County Fair: The Ossmanns
I stopped out by the Ossmanns to see what they've been up to prior to showing at the fair. The three siblings, Matthew, Emily, and Missy, all have a passion for showing. First, I spoke with Matthew. H...
Travis Cleven Aug 12, 2020

The Nostalgic 'got milk?' Campaign is Back
I remember being in the middle school hot lunch line and seeing 'got milk?' posters everywhere with singers and athletes posing with the famous milk mustaches. Those images stuck with me. It was great...
Travis Cleven Aug 12, 2020

Getting to Know the Kids of the Brown County Fair: Ellie Kandziora
I've spent some time talking with kids that are showing livestock this year, so now it's time to talk about horses! I stopped by the Kandziora's and spoke with Ellie about showing horses at the county...
Travis Cleven Aug 11, 2020

ATV Accidents with Children Rise with COVID-19
Every Summer we have more reported ATV accidents with children because they're out of school. The surge of accidents started earlier this year, most likely because schools closed unexpectedly. Doctors...
Travis Cleven Aug 11, 2020

Getting to Know the Kids of the Brown County Fair: Gavin Grotegut and Evan Mennen
Gavin Grotegut's representing Valders FFA at the county fair this year with two steers, Carter and Yelich. This is Gavin's ninth year showing and the fourth year he's been able to show steers that wer...
Travis Cleven Aug 11, 2020

Getting to Know the Kids of the Brown County Fair: Heidi Beyer
Over the past few months, the Brown County Fair board has been trying to decide if they should proceed or cancel like many other fairs. In the end, they decided to move forward and also welcome exhibi...
Travis Cleven Aug 10, 2020

Onion Recall
Thomson International Inc. is recalling their red, yellow, white, and sweet yellow onions that were shipped between May 1st, 2020 and now. The onions were shipped to all 50 states, along with the Dist...
Travis Cleven Aug 06, 2020

