WI State Fair Offers Ticket Exchange And New Honey Queen Is On Board

If you look around the room at any agriculture conference, you'll see very few "young" faces. The Wisconsin Honey Producers recognized that a few years ago and are trying to change that trend. Stephanie Hoff talks with Stephanie Slater, board member of the WHPA. She says their Youth Scholar Program has helped entice more young people into thinking about bees, including their 2026 WI Honey Queen, Emily Skala. Skala was a past Youth Scholar.

Any remaining snow in the area is likely to be gone starting today. Stu Muck details the warm up.

Prices are starting to soften for some items on auction bills. Ashley Huhn with the Steffes Group joins Pam Jahnke to highlight the trends, and point out how the Steffes Group feeds knowledge into the marketplace. Paid for by Steffes Group.

WI State Fair is still offering ticket exchanges to people caught when the event had to be cancelled its final day of the 2025 event. They'll offer those exchanges through November 15th.

It seems like the radical changes in weather Wisconsin can experience lead to runny noses and chills. Keeping people and animals healthy on the farm is a big priority. Kiley Allen talks with a veterinarian that says, just like humans take probiotics for gut health, cattle can use them too. Ryan Royer, veterinarian, focuses us in on what matters most to livestock.

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