Intended for local officials and general audiences. Provides an overview of sustainable agriculture concepts, featuring case studies of Wisconsin farmers. Demonstrates that by finding ways to cut down on costs and chemicals, farmers are creating a new kind of agriculture, one that is more natural, profitable and sustainable for both the farmers and the land. Dramatic recreations, historical pictures, interviews and modern scenes trace the history of farming, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences from frontier days to the present. What emerges is a clear sense of how the teaching, research and outreach of the Ag.
College make it a partner in the everyday life of Wisconsin's people.
1976 color 14 min. Discusses how glaciation created various landforms in the Kettle Moraine area of Wisconsin. Shares the Native American perspective on Wisconsin's Sesquicentennial. The brief Wisconsin history lesson provided focuses on the native Wisconsin residents' history prior to and following statehood, and links generations from long before Wisconsin's statehood to the present. 1997 color 120 min.