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No Beef About It: Farmer’s Resolve Shines Amidst Hardship Like most farmers, Grant County beef farmer David White faces difficult deci­sions on a regular basis, but none was more difficult…

Near death experience does not hold Eland Farmer back September 25, 2008 began as a typical day for Gary Bessette of Eland Wisconsin. He was heading to Apple­ ton to…

Agriculture Assistive Technology Training With more than 2,200 clients served and a 97% success rate over the last 20 years, Wisconsin is considered a national leader in agrability programs. As…

Ontario Farmer Overcomes Obstacles For people like Alan Martalock, farming is in their blood. Having been born and raised on a farm, he now owns and operates a 245 acre…

Despite Obstacles, Determined Farmer Perseveres Following an ATV accident in 1993, Clint Zank was given a two percent chance of survival. After 52 days in a coma and over 100…

AgrAbility of Wisconsin Receives USDA Grant Since 1991, AgrAbility of Wisconsin (AAW) has influenced Wisconsin agriculture by providing assistance to over 1,800 farmers, family members and farm employees experiencing difficulties…

AgrAbility Client Hosts Training for Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Larry Kuhl is a cash crop farmer from Amery, WI, a small town in the northwestern Wisconsin. Larry has farmed…

Kanable Family Farm The Kanable family was milking their herd of 96 cows in three shifts in a 38 stall stanchion barn. Expansion was in their plans, as milking and…

AgrAbility of Wisconsin Provides Training The AgrAbility Program was established to provide education and assistance to farmers with disabilities. As part of our education initiative, AgrAbility of Wisconsin provides training…

Outagamie Farmer Gives Back   All Keith said he ever wanted to do was farm. He had worked through his school years and into early adulthood for his neighbor and had…