Local Farm Tours Highlight Innovations & New Products in Marathon County’s Agriculture Industry

Local farmers are branching out to offer new products and provide new services to maximize profits and tap into their interests and entrepreneurial spirit. Watch footage from this year’s farm tours to see what local ag offerings you’ll want to treat yourself to now that you’re in the know! (Click the title for details…)

Marathon County Can’t Succeed If Agriculture Fails

Marathon County is an urban–rural mix, and unless both sides of the equation are successful, we will not succeed as a County. Administrator Brad Karger offers several ways YOU can help support our local agricultural industry. (Click the title to find out how…)

Farm City Dinner 2017 Award Recipients

See who won the Outstanding Young Farmer Award, the Friend of Agriculture Award, and which farms marked 100 years of continuous family ownership in 2017. (Click the title for details…)

Marathon County Goes ALL IN for the First-Ever International Ginseng Festival

Did you know that Marathon County is the top ginseng producer in the world — producing 95% of America’s ginseng? It only makes sense that Marathon County would host North America’s first International Ginseng Festival. See how this community-wide event is shaping up. It’s gonna be HUGE! (Click the title to read more…)

How Uncut Cornstalks Improve YOUR Safety (& Farmers’ Bottom Line)

Why do farmers leave a few rows of cornstalks standing in a field? If you said it helps farmers measure their yield for crop insurance purposes, you’re half-right. But there’s also a safety reason. Learn how Marathon County is partnering with local farmers to keep you safer. (Click title to read more…)

Farm Bureau Recognized for Private-Public Partnership with CPZ to Improve Water Quality

See how the CPZ and area farmers are working together in creative new ways to reduce phosphorous levels in our local watersheds. (Click title to read more…)