Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Van Orden Demands Accountability from USDA Following Pure Prairie Poultry Bankruptcy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), along with Reps. Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Randy Feenstra (IA-04), penned a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack foll...
Oct 28, 2024
Meet Your 2024-25 National Central Region Vice President
INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, Oct. 25, 2024/National FFA Organization) - The 2024-25 National FFA Officer Team was elected today during the final session of the 97th National FFA Convention & Expo in In...
Oct 28, 2024 Mary Schrieber of Wisconsin was elected central region vice president. She is a former member of the East Troy FFA Chapter. Photo Cedit: National FFA Organization
Gov. Evers, WisDOT Announce More Than $138 Million in Quarterly Aid Payments for Local Roads and Communities
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced that municipalities across the state received more than $138 million in the fourth quarter...
Oct 28, 2024
Gov. Evers, WisDOT Announce $1.5 Million Transportation Economic Assistance Grant to Support Nearly 400 Jobs
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced an over $1.5 million Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) grant to the village of DeFo...
Oct 28, 2024
Gov. Evers, WisDOT Celebrate Progress on New I-41 and Southbridge Road Interchange in Brown County
DE PERE - Gov. Evers today, together with Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Kristina Boardman and Brown County community leaders, today celebrated the progress on the new Inter...
Oct 28, 2024
Chi-Hi claims victory at Chippewa County FFA Dairy Evaluation Clinic
Chippewa Falls FFA reclaimed the title it lost last year and was victorious at the 2024 Chippewa County FFA Dairy Evaluation Clinic. In one of the closest clinic competitions, just over four points se...
Oct 28, 2024
Farmer of the Month: Rick Diedrich of Diedrich Farms in Hortonville, Wis.
Rick Diedrich of Diedrich Farms in Hortonville, Wisconsin is the Farmer of the Month! The farm was started in 1959 by Rick's dad. Rick and his brothers raise beef and dairy cattle. He believes his far...
Oct 27, 2024 Photo credit Alicia Thern
WFBF and Badger State Sheriffs' Association Partner to Promote Rural Mental Health
MADISON - The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and the Badger State Sheriffs' Association (BSSA) are proud to announce a new partnership addressing the critical issue of mental health in rural communi...
Oct 25, 2024
Registration open for the 2025 Dairy Strong conference
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Registration is now open for the Dairy Business Association's 2025 Dairy Strong conference, happening in Green Bay on Jan. 15-16 at the KI Convention Center. "The 2025 conference wil...
Oct 25, 2024
Globally recognized dairy farm from Waldo concerned about stray voltage
Joanna connected with Chris Kestell of Ever-Green-View Farms in Waldo, Wisconsin to learn more about the farm, world records the farm has held, involvement in exporting embryos globally and past and p...
Oct 25, 2024
