Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Properly Cooked Pork Remains Safe Amidst Oregon H5N1 Swine Detection
Des Moines, IA, October 30, 2024 - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) confirms there is no food safety concerns about the nation's pork supply after the detection of H5N1 influenza in swine on...
Oct 31, 2024
Largest Kraut Producer in the World Located in Bear Creek, WI
Alicia talked with Jorge Azevedo, CEO with Fermented Food Holdings (FFH), about growing cabbage and processing it to make sauerkraut. Bear Creek, WI is home to the original manufacturing plant and hea...
Oct 30, 2024
Gov. Evers Celebrates Community Health Center Groundbreaking in Racine
New King Center received $20 million through governor's Healthcare Infrastructure Capital Grant Program to expand access to healthcare statewide RACINE - Gov. Tony Evers today visited Racine to celebr...
Oct 30, 2024
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $239 Million to Increase Access to Clean, Affordable Domestic Biofuels as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is awarding $39 million in grants to U.S. business owners to increase ...
Oct 30, 2024
USDA partners with states to conserve private forestlands as part of Investing in America agend
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2024 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Forest Service announced an investment of more than $265 million to conserve nearly 335,000 acres of ecologically and eco...
Oct 30, 2024
Gov. Evers, OCI Announce Wisconsin Among 14 States to Receive Federal Funding to Support Access to Reproductive and Maternal Healthcare under Affordable Care Act
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers, together with Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) Commissioner Nathan Houdek, today announced Wisconsin has been awarded nearly $500,000 in federal fundi...
Oct 30, 2024
Mineral Point FFA student won Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Entrepreneurship Proficiency
From Tom Brand with the National FFA Organization Joseph Michael Robinson began his project by changing engine and hydraulic oils, coolant, fuel filters, air filters, cabin air filters, and greasing a...
Oct 30, 2024
Understand Sustainability Opportunities, Challenges and More at Carbon, Crops + Cows Program
DAIRY NEWS - Do you have more questions than answers about what the carbon market means to your farm? Are you curious about the impact cover crops or no-till are having on your sustainability score? W...
Oct 29, 2024
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Draft Report a Mixed Bag for Pork Producers
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 24, 2024-The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) expressed concerns about the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee's latest report, criticizing the lack of scientific basis ...
Oct 29, 2024
WCMA Applauds USDA Announcement of $15M to Boost Organic Dairy Access
MADISON, WI - The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today cheered the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) direction of $15 million to expand access to organic dairy products in schools an...
Oct 28, 2024
