Chuck Anderas

With virtual fencing, farmer Michael Dolan can draw paddock boundaries from his computer and schedule his cattle to move to fresh pasture three times a day. “It’s been a huge labor saver,” said farmer Michael Dolan to a crowd gathered for a September 17 field day at Seven Seeds Farm outside of Dodgeville, where he spoke about his latest investment: virtual fencing collars for his beef cows. Dolan stood downhill from a group of cows and their calves. The cattle were inside a perimeter fence,...

Michael Fields Agricultural Institute prioritizes getting policy makers - from all political parties - out to regenerative farms for conversations with farmers.

Wisconsin's wild partisan gubernatorial primary race wraps up on Tuesday, August 11. This has been a dramatic election season with lots of twists, turns, and tussles. But Michael Fields Agricultural Institute has been laser-focused on exploring agricultural issues through our 2026 Candidate Education Summer Farm Tour. Since June, MFAI has been reaching out to the candidates and inviting them for in-field conversations with some of the regenerative farmers we work with on research, education,...