Mid-west Farm Report - Madison

Tucker Brown has taken to social media to connect producer and consumer as an influencer. Jill Welke chats with him to learn more about his ranch, the R.A. Brown Ranch, in Texas. He says he has been able to blend his two passions together with social media and agriculture. The morning started off wet on this Friday with rainfall reports coming in, Ag meteorologist Stu Muck says that it may not be done for the weekend. Nothing says spring like rain, blooming flowers, and the reappearance of bees. Stephanie Hoff talks with Brooke Nikkila-Sommerfeldt, the Wisconsin State Apiarist, to see where these bees went on vacation for the winter and how their health has held up. Another way you know it is spring is when farmers take to the fields to get their crops in, but they're not the only ones planting. Kiley Allan has a conversation with Avery Drew and Stacie Kopenhafer about their experience running a test plot through Southwest Tech.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.