Two articles came up in my newsfeed this week: One from The New York Times - Farmland Values Hit Record Highs, Pricing Out Farmers and from local news in Iowa - Record price for Iowa farmland now $30,000 an acre Let's pause to let that sink in. This record comes on the heels of the … Continue reading With farmland selling at record prices, next-generation farmers need our help
Tag: Big Green Lake
Green Lake Conservation Field Day this Saturday
Celebrate National Water Quality month and visit FoxRAP at the Conservation Field Day hosted by the Green Lake Association and Green Lake County Farm Bureau. Our friends, Farm Bureau's Pete Badtke and GLA's Stephanie Prellwitz explain it all on WFRV in Green Bay. The details: Albright Family Farm Aug 20, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM … Continue reading Green Lake Conservation Field Day this Saturday
August is National Water Quality Month. How to celebrate? Embrace the wetland.
Despite residing in Green Lake for nearly 3 years, I'd never been to the Norwegian Bay Wetlands on Big Green Lake. So this year, when Water Quality Month rolled around, I decided enough is enough. Tuesday at 1:14pm is as good a time as any. I packed the kids, the snacks, and a water bottle … Continue reading August is National Water Quality Month. How to celebrate? Embrace the wetland.
FoxRAP Response to Skunk Hollow Quarry
Green Lake County recently approved a non-metallic mine on farmland near Big Green Lake, Mitchell Glen, Dakin Creek and White Creek. Read our organization's letter to Green Lake County Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee here. Photo: Mitchell Glen. Courtesy of Green Lake Sanitary District.
Join us at the 2021 Land & Lake Family Field Day
SaTurday, Aug 21, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Avalon Creek Farm, W1774 Co Rd K, Markesan, WI 53946, USA FoxRAP's community partner, Green Lake Association, is hosting a field day at Avalon Creek Farm to highlight local initiatives working on soil health, reducing runoff, and cover crops. It's a family-friendly event with complimentary lunch! Registration … Continue reading Join us at the 2021 Land & Lake Family Field Day