Wisconsin Farmers Union

09/03/2026

WFU has partnered with A Better Wisconsin Together on a video series that highlights the pressing healthcare issues that rural Wisconsin is facing.

This second video features Pam Guthman, a Chippewa County member, as she shares perspectives on rural health disparities, the prohibitive cost of health insurance, rural hospital closures, and the repercussions of Medicare and SNAP cuts for rural Wisconsin.

🎞 Watch the video on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIfLmkqf_Rk

You can also read more about the series on our blog at: https://www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/post/rural-hospital-closures

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09/03/2026

Our Wood / Portage / Waupaca County Farmers Union Chapter is hosting this free event coming up later this month! Check out more details on the event page.

Registration required at www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/events

You are invited to attend:

Healing Circle Retreat: Sunday, September 27th, 2:30-7:15pm
Location: Irish Acres Farm, E9657 Manske Rd., New London, WI 54961

We know that this is a busy, hectic time for farmers. As we are gearing up for the busy harvest season, take a moment to reflect, reconnect, and rest! Re-treat yourself and Re-member what it is you are working and living for at this joyous and uplifting Healing Circle Retreat!

Free for all to attend: includes farm tour, chef-catered, locally sourced dinner, sound bath, and fireside cocoa ceremony.

Registration required- Learn more, view the agenda, and register here: https://business.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/ap/Events/Register/OOFvk6GFaCqCD

Join us for an evening out to engage with others, while also taking the valuable time to self reflect and assess, set goals and think deeply about one’s life/farm/community journey.

09/03/2026

Next week, we are hosting a webinar to connect WFU members across chapters on the proposed BECI transmission line.

Please register for the webinar at www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/events and send any questions to our Conservation and Stewardship Director, Tara, via the phone number or email listed on the graphic.

09/03/2026

As issues surrounding agriculture consolidation and monopoly powers continue to surface, we’re launching a public education campaign around this topic. Over the next eight weeks, we’ll share videos, resources, and other information on this subject, which was voted in as a 2026 Special Order of Business by our members.

To kick off the campaign, we’re sharing our Get Loud video, which is an evergreen illustration of the systematic changes that need to happen in order to address consolidation and antitrust issues that impact not only farmers, but consumers, too. Check it out at the link below! ⬇

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09/02/2026

09/02/2026

Check out this event happening next weekend (9/12) in Green Lake! 💚

Registration link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedgl3KVApVGNjkgFOH-SHYmy6MhmlKPS6Ox-orkrAbEgjdeg/viewform

Join us next Saturday, September 12th for this one-of-a-kind event

09/02/2026

Costs of living continue to rise, including a significant jump in utility bills across Wisconsin. 📈💡🔌

Do you have ideas about what kind of future you'd like to see in our state? Or perhaps you have opinions on the biggest challenges we face? Share your thoughts at https://wisconsinfutures.com/tell-your-story/

09/01/2026

We love a chapter meeting that involves important discussions on healthcare for our rural communities. It's even better when it includes ice cream and petting goats! 🍦🐐

The Dodge-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Ozaukee chapter recently gathered at LaClare Creamery to learn about the services that Covering Wisconsin - CWI offers, helping community members get connected with health insurance.

We also got to hear from Clara Hedrich, co-founder of the creamery, about their family's farming story (it all started with two goats they inherited at their homestead!).

We ended the afternoon with a self-guided tour of the farm. Thanks to all who came out!

09/01/2026

We recently partnered with Resource Rural in producing a video about one of our Vernon-Crawford Farmers Union leaders, Melissa, and the chapter's Double Up Bucks program.

📽 Check out the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kflx8F9XqzQ

And, read more about the chapter's initiative and Melissa's story on our blog: https://www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/post/wi-snap-funds

The Vernon-Crawford Chapter of WFU has an exciting goal of raising $10,500 with other businesses and local community members to fund the Double Up Food Bucks matching program.

08/31/2026

Interested in learning more about WFU's policy process? 💡📝 🎤

As we get closer to our yearly Convention in December, policy conversations will be happening at chapters' annual meetings and in committees. During this webinar on Thursday, we'll go over how to write policy resolutions, when and how to submit them, different review steps, how chapters share input, and what happens at Convention.

Register at www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/events to join us live for this discussion or receive a follow-up recording of the webinar.