Category Archives: WiscoAg News
WCMA, OSHA Launch Alliance to Support Dairy Processing Employee Health & Safety
MIDDLETON, WI - Through a new Alliance announced, the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Wisconsin Safety and Health Consulta...
Oct 21, 2024 Rebekah Sweeney, Senior Director of Programs & Policy at Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, speaks to reporters about members’ employee health & safety efforts and the Association’s work to support those efforts, including its new Alliance with the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and WisCon.
LaCount Named WFBF's Director of Foundation and Sustainability Communications
MADISON - Rachel LaCount has been named WFBF's Director of Foundation and Sustainability Communications. LaCount has served as WFBF's Director of Sustainability Communications and Partnerships since J...
Oct 21, 2024 Rachel LaCount has been named WFBF’s Director of Foundation and Sustainability Communications. LaCount has served as WFBF’s Director of Sustainability Communications and Partnerships since June of 2021.
Gov. Evers Appoints Rachel Bouressa to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers announced his appointment of Rachel Bouressa to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board. "Our farmers and our state's agricultural industry are vital to Wisconsin's culture, he...
Oct 21, 2024 Gov. Tony Evers announced his appointment of Rachel Bouressa to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board.
Resource for nutrient management: SnapPlus Manure Application Realtime Tracker (SMART)
The Dairy Innovation has been influential in a lot of dairy research and today our focus will be on the SnapPlus Manure Application Realtime Tracker (SMART) mobile manure app. This app helps farmers i...
Oct 17, 2024
Situation between Pure Prairie Poultry and Wisconsin poultry farmers, what's happening next?
Joanna connected with Kyle Nilsestuen, Trempealeau County Farm Bureau President and who previously worked for one of the affected farms, about the recent situation with the Minnesota-based company Pur...
Oct 16, 2024
Federal Milk Marketing Orders: Simplifying the complexities, real-world impacts for dairy farmers
Joanna Guza talked with Tyler Wenzlaff, Director of National Affairs for Wisconsin Farm Bureau, about the Federal Milk Marketing Orders, the process, revisions, possible implications to Wisconsin dair...
Oct 16, 2024 Photo from Wisconsin Farm Bureau
USDA Invests in Hispanic-serving Institutions to Strengthen Higher Education in Agriculture
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 - As Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations wrap, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $15 million to promote and strengthen agr...
Oct 16, 2024
Gov. Evers, DOA Announce Wisconsin Ends Fiscal Year 2024 with $4.6 Billion Positive Balance
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) today announced the state of Wisconsin ended Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 with a positive balance of $4.6 billion. In addition, ...
Oct 16, 2024
PDP Business Management & Advanced Finance Workshop kicks off soon
DAIRY NEWS - Interactive case studies and real-world applications are the foundation of a new program presented by Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) designed for dairy producers to review their opera...
Oct 16, 2024
Three Collegiate Students Selected as 2024 WFBF Event Ambassadors
MADISON - Three collegiate students have been selected as Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Event Ambassadors. In the second year of this program, Sierra Bakke, Emi McCarville and Lashawna Vogel will use digita...
Oct 16, 2024
