Local farmers harvest corn for Maureen Hanasuka on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Her husband, longtime Milton-area farmer Harold聽Hanasuka, passed awa…
鈥淭his delay has put the crops a little behind in growth," said Jordan Schuler, regional crop educator for UW-Extension Rock County.
Corn is growing quickly in the Stateline Area thanks to hot weather and recent rains. The crops are recovering from a late planting season.
As you might have noticed, we鈥檙e in a bona fide, mid-summer heat wave. But wait: It's not mid-summer. Not even close.
A 175-acre swath of land on 糖心Vlog传媒鈥檚 south side that for decades has housed part of a local pheasant farm could house a new, landmark development鈥攐ne that would start with a hydroponic industrial greenhouse operation but later could include a swath of new homes and apartments, and several parcels geared for light- to medium-duty industry.
A new local farmers coalition, Farmers on the Rock, is hosting an informational meeting next month about a grant that will fuel community well-testing and help encourage farming practices that improve soil and water quality.
A combine moves through a soybean field off Prairie Hill Road in this file photo in 2021.
