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Ag Briefs: House Ag OKs $8.5B disaster aid bill Wisconsin State Farmer House Ag OKs $8.5B disaster aid bill The House Agriculture Committee advanced an $8.5B disaster bill that would cover a wide range of producers’ losses in 2020 and 2021, with somewhat more generous provisions than recent relief programs, AgriPulse reported. The covered losses under the nine-page bill, which was approved on a voice vote, would include damage from the ongoing Western drought; the 2020 derecho in Iowa; the polar vortex that struck Texas in February, and wildfires that tainted California wine grapes with ...

National Make It With Wool winners announced Wisconsin State Farmer Wisconsin was well represented at the 2021 National Make It With Wool competition, held virtually this year due to Covid-19 restrictions. According to a news release, 68 contestants from across the U.S. competed in four age divisions: Junior, Senior, Adult, and Fashion/Apparel Design.  Wisconsin contestants include: Elizabeth Colwell, LaValle - junior division; Holley Schwartz, Watertown - senior division and Peg Mathews, Appleton, adult division.  Winners were announced during a virtual Contestant Recognition and ...

This winter, I’m traveling via my sweater collection. I buy few souvenirs when I travel. But there are some parts of the world that require me to leave ample room in my suitcase: good sweater places. I’m drawn to cold climates and northerly latitudes — and wherever harsh weather exists, you’re likely to find tough wool sweaters knitted for the purpose of surviving it. A good wool sweater can make a great, long-lasting souvenir. Those rooted in place channel the spirit of the cultures from which they come and are ambassadors for local craftsmanship and ingenuity. In tough, isolated ...

The signature sweaters of chilly places evoke warm memories Karen Gardiner, The Washington Post Dec. 18, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3The places where some of the best-known sweater styles originated, such as Fair Isle, still have local crafters devoted to making authentic pieces. Marie Bruhat's Lea x Sea collection offers hand-finished Fair Isle sweaters.Fair Isle With Marie.Show MoreShow Less 2of3For a sweater to be designated an Icelandic lopapeysa, in the style worn by travel blogger Stephen Gollan, it must be hand-knit in Iceland with wool from Icelandic sheep.Courtesy of...