MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Child Care During The Harvest - Plus Social Media Stories Shared From The Combine
Oct 14, 2026 · 51 min · 45 segments
Child care in rural communities is a major hurdle for families. Child care available during the harvest is an outright nightmare. Jill Welke finds out more about thos challenges and the complex…
Child care in rural communities is a major hurdle for families. Child care available during the harvest is an outright nightmare. Jill Welke finds out more about thos challenges and the complex answers from Dr Florence Becot. Becot is a Rural Socioligist and Lead of the Agricultural Safety & Health Program at Pennsylvania University. For over 20 years, farm safety experts have argued that one of the best way to prevent farm incidents is through the supervision of children by a dedicated childcare provider off the worksite. Besides connections to the safety of farm children, childcare arrangement also impact farm parents’ productivity and a range of farm business decisions. While farm parents experience challenges accessing and paying for childcare that parallel those of working parents across the United States, there has been little in-depth research examining farm families’ actual experiences with childcare and the types of childcare arrangements and supports that would increase their ability and willingness to use childcare. Becot is working to find answers. You'll start to notice the change in Wisconsin's weather pattern today. By the time we get to Friday night, almost everyone in Wisconsin will have experienced a frost if not a freeze. Those are the warning words from Stu Muck. Wet and cool before the frost though. Wisconsin farmers have been using the mild weather to roll through soybeans. The latest update from the WI Ag Statistical Service proves that. Lucas Clayton with Wyffels gives Pam Jahnke an update from the fields. The good news is that corn is drying down without costing farms energy. Yields have been better than average from those farms already in that harvest mode. Paid for by Wyffels. During the harvest, growers aren't just focused on operating combines. They're also sharing their adventures with thousands if not millions through social media. Kiley Allan finds out how an Iowa grower began sharing his stories years ago. While he admits, it's boring to other farmers, his content still attracts thousands that want to know what it's like being that combine operator. Waiting in line at the elevator. All daily tasks for most growers that fascinate people that aren't connected to agriculture. Meet Dan Venteicher of Honey Creek Dairy in northeast Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Child care in rural communities is a major hurdle for families. Child care available during the harvest is an outright nightmare. Jill Welke finds out more about thos challenges and the complex…
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