The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced eleven nominees for nine open seats in the 2026 Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) Board of Directors election. Nine districts are up for election, which began on May 1. In District 22, which covers Grant County, Patrick R. Schroeder of Lancas...

Keith Urban's album of yacht rock covers is expected to be released soon. He posted a teaser of himself at the beach, with the first few notes of a song that sounds like we can expect a cover of on the album. Keith says, quote, "Next week we all set sail. Don't be late to the dock. Oh, and by the way, something ...

Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen debuted a new duet Saturday night at Morgan's concert in Alabama. He said, quote, "Ella wrote this song and sent it [to] me about a month ago and I loved it." It's called "I Can't Love You Anymore" and it comes out Friday when you'll hear it on 97 Seven Country, WGLR!

UW-Platteville National Soils Contest The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Collegiate Soils Team placed 4th in the recent National Contest hosted by North Carolina State. This was the largest National Soils Contest in its 64 year history with more than 300 students representing 28 universities. The UW-Platteville So...

The new Wisconsin Farm Bureau District 3 Coordinator is Emma Wallace. Emma grew up on her family's dairy farm near Belmont in Lafayette County, where she continues to play an active role alongside her family. she holds bachelor's degrees in dairy science and agricultural business from UW-Platteville. As District 3 Coor...

A bakery in Michigan recently had an April Fool's joke backfire, in the tastiest way possible! The Homestead Kitchen Artisan Cakery in Westland Michigan decided it would be funny to post a fake picture of a hideous 'Lamb' cake on instagram, inviting customers to order it in time for Easter. Of course they had no intent...

Deere & Company announced it has reached a settlement in a "right to repair" lawsuit filed in 2022, bringing the case to a close without any admission of wrongdoing. The agreement, pending approval from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, resolves claims related to customer acce...

A group of 12 high schoolers in Pacific Palisades, California, have launched a world-record attempt to recycle old tennis and pickleballs. After learning that hundreds of millions of balls end up in landfills each year, these student-athletes created the "Another Bounce" campaign to collect and repurpose spor...

Big Show Funny Story: A Florida man was recently arrested for trespassing, because he had refused to leave a hotel he was staying in after it was time for him to check out. Police were called to the hotel by staff, and notified the suspect that he had to vacate the premises. He refused, and then resisted arrest, but wa...