Finally Friday Features Broadband Success, Cookout Cost & Sweet Corn

MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON

Dave Daniels, part-owner of Mighty Grand Dairy in Kenosha County, tells Ben Jarboe about how broadband infrastructure and high-speed internet have allowed him to further the operation with new technology.

Soggy or dry? Breezy or muggy? We'll get it all this weekend, according to Stu Muck during the Compeer Financial Ag Weather Forecast.

The latest Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey shows Wisconsinites may be spending a bit more this year for their Fourth of July barbecues. Ben Jarboe catches up with WFBF's Cassie Sonnentag. She says protein, such as ground beef and eggs, is driving the price.

Heidi Knuth was born into the hobby of collecting John Deere equipment. She takes pride in pursuing a passion her parents instilled in her. Kiley Allan reports.

Today, we head to Monroe, where Brian and Heidi Kent run Heidi’s Happy Acres. Brian says the cool weather to start the growing season wasn't ideal for sweet corn -- the soil wasn't warm enough, and the corn came up slowly and unevenly. He had to do some replanting. Now, the corn is looking healthier after the heat wave that came through. He grows white and purple varieties.

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