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Marbleseed’s Organic Farming Conference, which is among the longest-running and largest organic agriculture conferences in the U.S., will meet from February 26-28, in La Crosse. Pre-registration is open through February 5.This year's conference begins on Thursday, February 26, with half-day sessions that provide in-depth learning on topics like managed grazing, labor management on diversified fa...

Note: This editorial about Wisconsin-Eye was published in the Wisconsin State Journal.A bright light went out at the state Capitol last month. Lawmakers should plug it back in, with help from the public.WisconsinEye, an independent nonprofit, stopped broadcasting gavel-togavel coverage of legislative floor sessions, press conferences, public hearings and more from the statehouse and across Wiscons...

If you had $10,000 for every time the word unsustainable was used during last week’s meeting of the Medford Area Fire Commission, you would have enough to purchase a decent home in the community, but only a fraction of what would be needed to purchase a new fire truck. Firefighting vehicles and equipment have nearly doubled in price in recent years and the increases aren’t expected to slow ...