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All the programs and money in the world can't protect farmland without the people committed to lasting conservation of our agricultural resources. Below are a some profiles of just a few of those whom we have to thank for their extraordinary effort to preserve the viability of farming in Wisconsin.
The Leders of Bear Creek were among three families who donated conservation easements as part of Waupaca County’s Farm and Forest Preservation Program, which serves as a model of citizen engagement and wise land use planning. Read more...
Many groups and individuals helped make Wisconsin’s new Working Lands Initiative a reality. Two Waupaca County Extension agents played crucial roles, both in their home county and in the state. Read more...
The Koepke family of rural Waukesha County has been a voice for farmland preservation for a long time. With Wisconsin’s still-new Working Lands Initiative in place, they’re finally seeing the fruits of their labors.
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The Uphoff family hog and grain farm, operated continuously since 1866, serves as a linchpin in efforts to keep farming viable and open space plentiful in the Dane County town of Dunn. Read more...
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Waupaca Extension Heard Citizen Concerns & Acted
Koepke Family Proves Farming Viable in Urban Shadows
Dane County Farmer a Farmland Preservation Leader