Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Graduate Students Receive 2024 W.D. Farr Scholarship
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Jan. 15, 2025) - Conrad Schelkopf of Geneva, Nebraska, and Tyler Thomas of Baker City, Oregon, have each been awarded a $15,000 W.D. Farr Scholarship by the National Cattlemen's Fou...
Jan 15, 2025
Open Monday, January 20: Farm Wisconsin Hosts Food Drive
MANITOWOC, WI-Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center will be open Monday, January 20 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. To honor the holiday, the organization will be hosting a food drive for Feeding Am...
Jan 15, 2025
Extension, DNR host annual CAFO workshops scheduled for January and February
UW-Madison Division of Extension and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are jointly hosting a series of seven in-person workshops for CAFO permit holders, key employees, livestock producers...
Jan 15, 2025
USDA Finalizes Third New Regulation Under the Biden-Harris Administration to Create Fairness and Transparency for Contract Farmers
WASHINGTON, January 14, 2025 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the third installment in a series of regulatory reforms under the Packers and Stockyards Act that, in combination with ...
Jan 15, 2025
Keep children safe in agriculture: register now for Jan. 17 virtual meeting
Don't face safety and health challenges alone. Join the Childhood Agricultural Safety Network in kicking off its 25th year with a virtual meeting at 10 a.m. (Central Time) on Friday, Jan. 17. This coa...
Jan 14, 2025
Shop Talk: A farmer to farmer event series on January 22
Join us Wednesday, January 22 for a Shop Talk: Farmer to Farmer event. January's topic is The Good, the Bad and the Rainy: 2024 in Review. We'll discuss replant decisions, timing cover crops/no-till e...
Jan 14, 2025
DATCP Reminds Processors to Apply for Dairy Processor Grant through January 17
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for the next round of Dairy Processor Grants through January ...
Jan 14, 2025
Pierce County Meats Inc. Issues Voluntary Class II Recall of RTE Meat Products with an Undeclared Allergen
MADISON, Wis. - Pierce County Meats Inc. in Ellsworth, Wis., is issuing a voluntary Class II recall for packaged Ready-To-Eat (RTE) meat products. The affected products carry a mark of inspection for ...
Jan 13, 2025
DATCP Designates New Agricultural Enterprise Areas in Sauk and Walworth Counties
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) designated more than 30,000 acres in Sauk and Walworth counties as new agricultural enterprise areas (AEA...
Jan 13, 2025
Farm-to-Table and Events Specialists Join Farm Wisconsin
MANITOWOC, WI-Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center's events and caf get a fresh perspective with the addition of two team members. Andrew Hazeu, a Sheboygan area chef specializing in farm-to-table cuisine,...
Jan 13, 2025 Andrew Hazeu, a Sheboygan area chef specializing in farm-to-table cuisine, joins Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center as the Food and Beverage Manager.
