Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Gov. Evers Delivers Weekly Radio Address, Celebrates Earth Week
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating Earth Week and sharing ways Wisconsinites can celebrate all week long by taking action around their own homes and communi...
Apr 22, 2026
Farmer Focus: Data Drives Stewardship at Paloma Dairy
Dairy ARLINGTON, VA - Arizona dairy farmer Robert T. Van Hofwegen and his sons are taking dairy farming to the next level, promoting sustainable, cost-efficient farming in a place where it's necessary...
Apr 21, 2026
Gov. Evers, WisDOT Announce Over $117 Million for Local Road Improvements
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced counties and municipalities across the state received more than $117 million in the second...
Apr 20, 2026
New Data Shows Continued Threat to Food Affordability Due to California Prop. 12
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2026 - Equipped with brand new retail and U.S. Department of Agriculture data reinforcing California Proposition 12's detrimental impacts on both producers and consumers, 1...
Apr 20, 2026
USDA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Break Ground on New Texas Sterile Fly Production Facility
(Edinburg, TX, April 17, 2026) - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Lieutenant General William H. "Butch" Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commanding general, led t...
Apr 20, 2026
Fewer Vegans, More Meat Eaters -What It Means for Beef
By Jaslyn Livingston Not long ago, it felt like beef had a target on its back. Between headlines about plant-based alternative proteins, questions about how cattle are raised and shifting consumer pre...
Apr 17, 2026 Beef. It's What's For Dinner.
Dairy Together Coalition Calls on Schools to Offer Whole Milk
The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, signed into law on January 16, 2026, enhances healthy school lunch milk options available to kids and supports farmers by opening additional markets for nutritious...
Apr 15, 2026
Green, Sawyer Counties Added to Wisconsin Spongy Moth Quarantine
MADISON, Wis. - Trapping data collected by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) indicates that the spongy moth, an invasive insect from Europe that feeds on t...
Apr 15, 2026
Following Storm Damage, Wisconsin Consumers Should Use Caution When Seeking Repairs
MADISON, Wis. - This week, thunderstorms, high winds, tornadoes, flooding, and hail have struck communities across Wisconsin. Homes and vehicles may be damaged and in need of repair work. The Wisconsi...
Apr 15, 2026
Registration Open for Virtual Wisconsin Beef Farm Tour for Elementary Classrooms
[Omro, WI] - Elementary classrooms across Wisconsin are invited to step onto the farm-without leaving their school-through an upcoming virtual beef farm tour hosted in partnership with Wisconsin Agric...
Apr 15, 2026
