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Identify animal agriculture's "big, hairy, audacious goal" at 2024 Stakeholders Summit
April 24, 2024 - J.J. Jones, executive director of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA), will guide attendees...
Apr 25, 2024
FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative Appoints Mick Homb as New General Manager
Madison, Wis. [April 24, 2024] - FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative proudly announces Mick Homb as the newly appointed General Manag...
Apr 24, 2024
2024 PDP Accelerate™ to Provide Full Day of Training, Networking for Agriculture Industry Interns
DAIRY NEWS - Internships have become a critical part of building skills and preparing students for the workforce. A one-day ...
Apr 24, 2024
Gov. Evers, DNR Encourage Wisconsinites to Take Action to Celebrate Earth Week
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today shared a video message inviting Wisconsinites to celebrate Earth Day and Earth Week by taking...
Apr 24, 2024
Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin Awarded $62 Million Federal Solar for All Grant
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers announced today, as the state and country celebrate Earth Week, that Wisconsin is receiving a grant...
Apr 24, 2024
Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce Incentives to Assist Kikkoman's $800 Million Investment in Rural Wisconsin
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers announced that the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) toda...
Apr 24, 2024
Spongy Moth Aerial Spraying to Begin in May
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) plans to treat select areas in...
Apr 23, 2024
River Falls Beef Farmers Win "Soil Your Undies" Contest
PRESCOTT - The Soil Your Undies contest combines crude humor and crude science to help farmers see how the management choices...
Apr 22, 2024
Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order Increasing Wisconsin's Trillion Trees Pledge Goal to Plant 100 Million Trees by the End of 2030
WAUNAKEE - Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in celebration of Earth Day to...
Apr 22, 2024
PDP's The Dairy Signal to Feature Dairy Margin Coverage, 2024 Forage Strategies and Market News
DAIRY NEWS - With temperatures warming and spring arriving, next week's episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional D...
Apr 22, 2024
WCMA Auction Raises Record Funds to Support Dairy Industry's Future
MILWAUKEE, WI - An exuberant crowd of dairy processors, marketers, and suppliers raised an unprecedented $423,480 at the 2024...
Apr 22, 2024
Gov. Evers Delivers Radio Address Highlighting Historic Legislation to Support and Expand Wisconsin's Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting the historic legislation he signed into l...
Apr 22, 2024
DATCP to Offer Training Webinar for County and District Fair Judges
MADISON, Wis.- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is offering an online training ...
Apr 22, 2024
Advancing Agriculture this Earth Day
This Earth Day, Wisconsin Farm Bureau is celebrating the farmers on the frontlines of progress reaching our sustainability go...
Apr 22, 2024
WFBF Statement on Summer Ethanol Blend Waiver
MADISON - Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Brad Olson released the following statement regarding the Biden administ...
Apr 22, 2024
Western Wisconsin farmers implement conservation efforts for continuous improvement
BALDWIN, Wis. ― Skip Grosskreutz is continuing to experiment with new sustainable farming practices and motivated by the be...
Apr 17, 2024
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Update
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to threaten wild and domestic birds. In addition to the response to HPAI i...
Apr 17, 2024
Van Orden, Davis Introduce Legislation to Establish Farming and Ranching Opportunities for Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and Congressman Don Davis (D-NC) introduced the Ag Vets Act. ...
Apr 17, 2024
On the Road with Alice - The Buzz on Pollinators
On a nice warm spring day, head outside, and take a moment to slow down. Feel the warmth from the sun, listen to the wind thr...
Apr 17, 2024
The Soil and Water Outcomes Fund and John Deere Launch Seamless Integration of Field Data to Drive Efficiency, Support Farmers in Conservation Efforts
Moline, IL and Ankeny, IA - The Soil and Water Outcomes Fund (SWOF) and John Deere are proud to announce a new collaboration,...
Apr 17, 2024