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Farmers turn to ‘predator-proof’ fences to deter wolves in northern Wisconsin
For at least the last decade, Dustin Soyring and his family have struggled with wolves on their farm in the northern Wisconsin town of Maple. Soyring and his father, Jim, own about 1,300 acres in Douglas County and rent another 800 acres for the farm where they care for about 400 beef cows and calves. Soyring said run-ins with wolves were especially tough when cows had their calves in the spring. ...
Indigenous-led campaign launches to support medicinal cannabis
“Right now, there is no bill up for legalizing cannabis in our state,” said Rob Pero, founder of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association and the owner of Canndigenous, which focuses on providing high quality hemp-derived CBD products to Native American communities. Pero spoke during at a Tuesday morning press conference in the Capitol. “We know that we’ve been sort of stuck in the middle of a prohibition island here between these three other states surrounding us, where our citizens are having to make a choice of whether to really commit a crime to go get their medicine and bring it back to the state.”
Wisconsin DPI changing test standards, scores expected to skyrocket
(The Center Square) – A lot of students in Wisconsin are about to get far better grades on the state’s standardized tests, but advocates say it’s not because they are suddenly better at reading or math. Wisconsin’s State Superintendent of Schools is defending the decision to change the standards for Wisconsin’s Fordward Exam and the ACT. […]
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