
Colleen Kottke
Editor at Wisconsin State Farmer
Editor at Wisconsin State Farmer. Mom of four sons, farmer's wife, folk and ska enthusiast. Flyer of kites. Avid viewer of Top Gear, Perry Mason and TCM.
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1 week ago |
wisfarmer.com | Colleen Kottke
Weekly market report for the week of June 16, 2025. Data compiled from state and national market sources. CattleAltoona Equity Market: June 12, 2025FED CATTLE:Choice Beef Steers & Heifers: 220.00 to 234.00.Choice Dairy X-bred Steers & Heifers: 215.00 to 230.00.High Yielding Choice Holstein Steers: 198.00 to 220.00.Choice Holstein Steers: 185.00 to 1970.00.Select, Unfinished & Heavyweight Steers & Heifers: 184.00 & down.
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1 week ago |
wisfarmer.com | Colleen Kottke
One person is dead and another injured following a crash between a vehicle and horse-drawn carriage. On Sunday, June 15, 2025, just before 9 a.m., the Manitowoc Sheriff's Office deputies and rescue workers responded a serious crash on Highway 10 just east of Maertz Road in the Township of Cata.
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1 week ago |
wisfarmer.com | Colleen Kottke
News of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on dairy farms in Vermont and Texas, to produce farms in California and a meatpacking plant in Nebraska, where dozens of workers were whisked away in buses, immigrant workers and their employers are understandably on edge. Most farmers, ranchers and produce farm owners believed the Trump administration was interested in rounding up and deporting violent criminals and would leave the agricultural workforce unscathed.
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2 weeks ago |
wisfarmer.com | Colleen Kottke
Each year, FFA members in each of the 10 districts across the state go through an arduous interview process in hopes of becoming one of two finalists in their respective districts. Those chosen to represent the state's 27,000 FFA members are in for one of the most memorable experiences in their FFA careers.
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2 weeks ago |
wisfarmer.com | Colleen Kottke
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