09.14.2023
“They have to get on the machines”: Brooks Tractor’s Demo Day provides techie test drives
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. -- Contractors from across southeastern Wisconsin got the chance to test drive new tech this week, thanks to a WTBA Associate member. Tuesday, Brooks Tractor’s Mount Pleasant location hosted a Demo Day…
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09.01.2023
“Thank you for fixing these roads”: Farmer grateful for state’s significant transportation investments
MONROE, Wis. -- Many of the roads around Wisconsin’s farms are filled with potholes, crumbling pavement, and provide precious few feet for tractors and trucks to maneuver. That will soon start to change. “It is…
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08.28.2023
“All-hands-on-deck effort”: WisDOT, WTBA members stress work zone safety at two events
“In Gottes Namen.” It’s a phrase Jim Griesbach picked up from his grandfather – an old German farmer – who uttered those words every time he entered a field. “Every day, when I walk through…
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08.18.2023
Political Paving: State lawmaker gets first-hand experience with Northeast Asphalt
HORTONVILLE, Wis. -- She could’ve simply showed up, walked around, and posed for a few pictures. Instead – Rachael Cabral-Guevara put on a safety vest and eagerly climbed into the driver’s seat of an asphalt…
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