Colleen Kottke, Wisconsin State Farmer

3 Articles

Fall harvest is busiest, most dangerous time for rural Wisconsin drivers, farmers. Here’s why

Autumn signals many changes in rural Wisconsin: cooler temperatures, shorter daylight hours and an uptick in farm machinery…

From ‘ideal’ to ‘terrible,’ apple harvest quality varies wildly for growers across Wisconsin

Harlyn Fisher has lived on his family farm for nearly 100 years. Thirty-five years ago, he decided to…

Hungry Japanese beetles are a formidable foe for Wisconsin vineyard owners

Since they first appeared in the United States over 100 years ago, Japanese Beetles have made their presence…