Category Archives: WiscoAg News
DBIA Highlights Ongoing Work to Boost Sheep and Goat Milk Dairy Products
MADISON, WI - The burgeoning sheep and goat dairy industry is poised to continue its growth, thanks in part to efforts of the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance (DBIA), a partnership between the Cente...
Nov 21, 2024
DATCP Reminds Farmers to Check Runoff Risk Prior to Spreading Manure
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding farmers and manure applicators to check the runoff risk advisory forecast before spreading m...
Nov 21, 2024
Van Orden Calls Out USDA for Abandoning Wisconsin Poultry Farmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack refused to answer a letter sent by Rep. Van ...
Nov 20, 2024
USDA Announces More than $2 Billion to Strengthen Specialty Crops Sector, Expand Crop Storage for Producers Following 2024 Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2024 - Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the creation of new programs that will help farmers who grow fruits, vegetables, and nuts overcome market barriers for th...
Nov 20, 2024
DATCP Announces Settlement with Roundy's for Product Weight and Labeling Violations
MADISON, Wis. - Today the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced a settlement with Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc. (Roundy's) resolving 1,202 alleged short we...
Nov 20, 2024
U.S. animal agriculture contributing to all 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
Nov. 13, 2024 - Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance released a new report detailing U.S. animal agriculture's contributions to the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to the report...
Nov 19, 2024
McDonald's USA, Syngenta and Lopez Foods collaborate to help produce beef more sustainably in the US
McDonald's USA, one of the largest fast food restaurant chains, Lopez Foods, a multi-protein producer and long-term supplier to McDonald's, and Syngenta North America, a leader in agricultural technol...
Nov 19, 2024
NAFB Honors Agriculture Broadcasting Excellence at 2024 Convention
PLATTE CITY, Mo. (November 18, 2024) - The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) recognized excellence in agriculture broadcasting and exceptional contributions to the farm broadcasting ind...
Nov 18, 2024 Farm Director Joanna Guza received the Herb Plambeck Awards, recognizing top creative farm broadcast advertising.
Gov. Evers, DATCP Announce Wisconsin Agriculture's Economic Impact Grows to $116.3 Billion
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Randy Romanski, today announced that according to a study by the Universit...
Nov 18, 2024
Gov. Evers, DWD Announce All-Time Record-High Number of Apprentices in Programs 112-Year History
A record 17,089 apprentices to participate in state program to 'earn while they learn,' third consecutive year of record-high number of registered apprentices MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today, together...
Nov 18, 2024
