Wisconsin Farmers Union

06/05/2026

Our St. Croix County Farmers Union Chapter will be hosting a forum with candidates in the 7th Congressional District on June 25. 🎤

Join them for this non-partisan, informational event focused on agricultural policy. All candidates have been invited.

Learn more and RSVP at www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/events

06/04/2026

WFU is proud to partner with many other regional organizations on this event coming up in Eau Claire on June 13.

🗓 Registration is recommended! Learn more and RSVP at https://unitingwestwisconsin.glnu.org

06/04/2026

Wisconsin runs on neighbors looking out for neighbors. This summer, The Working Majority is taking that on the road.

👋 Come say hi, bring a friend, and tell us what's actually on your mind. Find a stop + RSVP at https://workingmajority.org/ -tour-1

WFU is a partner on this summer listening tour! We hope to see you at one of these eight events in June!

06/03/2026

It's June Dairy Month! 🐄🥛🧀

Check out this recent press release from Dairy Together that highlights the history of the month while also calling on Congress to pass policies and make new investments that meet the moment of the dairy farm crisis.

During June Dairy Month, Dairy Together, a national coalition working to educate farmers, eaters, and lawmakers about how managed growth based on market demand can create a viable dairy economy, is calling on Congress to pass policies and make new investments that meet the moment of the dairy farm c...

06/02/2026

Our Lake to Bay Farmers Union Chapter is hosting a Summer Farm Crawl series, launching this Sunday at Full Circle Community Farm! All are invited to attend, meet their local farmers, and learn more about their unique farm operations and how they sell products into northeast WI communities.

Take a tour, taste samples of food grown on the farm and prepared by Sabee Culinary Services, and meet other community members who love local food. 🍅🌽🫛

Be sure to pick up your passport at the WFU table at the first or second farm stop, and bring it with you to the other stops. If you attend 3 of the 4 scheduled farm tours (and get your passport stamped!), you will be entered to win a $100 credit for SLO Farmers Co-op! 💚

06/02/2026

We are excited to have a WFU member on the National Youth Advisory Council! Congrats, Easton! 🎉

Congratulations to the 2026-27 NYAC that was elected this weekend! They will serve a one-year term in which they will advise the NFU board on youth engagement and help plan NFU's 125th Anniversary Convention in San Antonio next March. The 2026-27 NYAC members are: Taryn McCaa (Oklahoma Farmers Union); Darla Fesmire (Oklahoma Farmers Union); Easton Hansen (Wisconsin Farmers Union); Carter Hass (North Dakota Farmers Union); Lily Thomas (North Dakota Farmers Union).

05/29/2026

⚠️ Registration for day camps closes soon! ⚠️

Our day camps take place in communities across the state where our chapters work with farms or other venues to host our summer campstaff and participants. Day camps are FREE and open to ALL, even if you are not a WFU member!

Check out more and sign up today at www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/day-camps ☀

Wisconsin Farmers Union South Central Chapter
Vernon-Crawford Farmers Union
Wisconsin Farmers Union-Polk Burnett Chapter
Wisconsin Farmers Union Ashland Bayfield Chapter
Wisconsin Farmers Union Iowa-Grant Chapter

05/27/2026

The Lake Wissota Association recently distributed over 200 “dock-socks” to officially kick off the Biochar Dock Socks Pilot Study in the Moon Bay/Yellow River area of Lake Wissota (including the shores of Wisconsin Farmers Union Kamp Kenwood). The purpose is to determine the effectiveness of biochar, a lab tested, carbon-rich material that binds to phosphorus in lake water, helping to reduce the frequent algal blooms over time in a low-impact reversible way.

Learn more about the study at https://lakewissota.org/fighting-algae-one-sock-at-a-time/

05/25/2026

Gretchen Severson and her family, owners of Tamarack Spring Farm and WFU members in Trempealeau County, recently planted 220 chestnut trees, all purchased with the Small Farm Sustainability Stipend funds they were awarded in September 2025. They also purchased wire cages to surround each tree, protecting them from the ample deer pressure of the area. 🌱

Tamarack Spring Farm welcomed WFU to the homestead in November 2025 for a tour and completed their project with this May planting. Read more about their story on our blog at www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/blog

The SFSS program continues with rolling applications with the next deadline August 1. Details can be found at www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/sustainability-stipend