Mid-west Farm Report - Madison

Hog production in the Nevada desert.  Really?  Yep!  Bob Bosold's on the trail of a hog operation outside of Las Vegas that actually uses some of the food remnants from the hotel/casino industry to feed its hogs. Rain, rain and more rain for Good Friday and the weekend.  Stu Muck also says the winds will remain strong until at least Sunday. A lakeside community in Green Lake County decided it wanted to play an active role in documenting weather events impacting their community.  Ben Jarboe finds out about it with volunteer Jim Goyette.  He got involved through the Green Lake Association and other citizen science programs like Water Action Volunteers.Participants collect rainfall data that contributes to historical records and more accurate weather forecasting. Monitoring precipitation is especially important for agriculture, water quality, and maintaining aquifers and streams. Goyette chose his rain gauge location based on provided guidelines, placing it in an open area away