Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Cattlemen Relieved by Court Decision to Halt Corporate Transparency Act
WASHINGTON (December 4, 2024) - Today, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) hailed the issuance of a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Corporate Transparency Act from being en...
Dec 04, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Sets Record Investment in Private Lands Conservation in 2024 Thanks to Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2024 - The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supported more than 23,000 climate-focused conservation contracts funded by th...
Dec 04, 2024
USDA Announces Over $194 Million in New Projects to Increase Economic Opportunities Through Rural Partners Network
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 4, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a new round of investments totaling more than $194 million to support local economic devel...
Dec 04, 2024
Market on River Hosts Grand Opening 12/05 in Chippewa Falls
CHIPPEWA FALLS - Join Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) to celebrate the grand opening of Market on River, located at 128 W. River Street, Chippewa Falls, WI. The grand opening event will take place on Th...
Dec 04, 2024
Webinar Dec. 6 to educate fire departments on farmworker housing
Farmworker housing poses unique challenges to rural fire departments in terms of both fire code inspections and emergency response. Furthermore, many first responders are unaware of the various mandat...
Dec 04, 2024
USDA-FDA Seek Information About Food Date Labeling, Aim is to Provide Further Clarity, Transparency and Cost Savings for U.S. Consumers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2024 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) are announcing a joint Request for Information (RFI) about food date labeling, which...
Dec 04, 2024
Agricultural perspective of Biodiversity COP 16
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action Board Member, Tim Faveri of Nutrien, attended the Biodiversity COP 16 event in Cali, Colombia. He gets listeners up-to-speed on the event, representation of farmers...
Dec 04, 2024
Join Dairy Industry Executives in Dallas at PDP Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals
DAIRY NEWS - Dairy executives eager to stretch their thinking and elevated their teams to new levels of success are encouraged to register for the 2025 Managers Academy for Dairy Professionals, presen...
Dec 03, 2024
Lead researchers' viewpoints: Potential for U.S. Agriculture to be Greenhouse Gas Negative Study
The three lead researchers of the newly published report, "Potential for U.S. Agriculture to be Greenhouse Gas Negative," shared their key takeaways, insight on the impressive scholars involved in the...
Dec 03, 2024
Farmer perspective of COP29
USFRA Chair Michael Crinion, a farmer in South Dakota, USFRA Immediate Past Chair Marilyn Hershey, a farmer in Pennsylvania and, and USFRA CEO Kevin Burkum were on the ground in Baku, Azerbaijan, for ...
Dec 03, 2024
