Category Archives: WiscoAg News
PDP Farm Tours to Feature Innovations in Facilities, Equipment and Technologies
DAIRY NEWS - Advances in robotic milking, activity and rumination monitors, barn and facility designs, and more will be on display during two farm tours hosted by Professional Dairy Producers (PDP). T...
Joanna Guza Aug 16, 2024

WiscoAg potatoes harvest video gets over 400,000 Facebook views
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Joanna Guza Aug 15, 2024 Joe Huber with Alsum Farms in Grand Marsh, Wisconsin. Photo credit: Farm intern Alicia Thern
Fighting fire: WSMB to highlight soy-based smothering agent
From Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board The future of firefighting is about extinguishing more than just flames. On Aug. 16 at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eau Claire, the Wisconsin Soybean Mar...
Joanna Guza Aug 15, 2024
Beef Producers invited to NCBA Stockmanship & Stewardship Event in Lancaster, WI
LANCASTER, Wis. - Beef producers looking to learn, network, or simply socialize off the farm are encouraged to attend the Stockmanship & Stewardship event in Lancaster, Wis. on August 28 and 29. T...
Joanna Guza Aug 15, 2024
Van Orden, Harder Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Consumers Know When They're Buying Foreign Foods
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) Josh Harder (CA-09) introduced a bill to require clear labeling of canned goods so families know which country their food came from. Right ...
Joanna Guza Aug 14, 2024
Something Special from Wisconsin Members Bring Home the Blue at 2024 Wisconsin State Grand Champion Eats and Treats Competition
MADISON, Wis. - Members of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's (DATCP) Something Special from Wisconsin (SSfW) program won 33 of 41 awards at the 2024 Wisconsin St...
Joanna Guza Aug 14, 2024
Dairy Farmers Should Be Wary of FMMO Changes
The flow of raw milk is a complex ecosystem where producers, processors and consumers are interconnected. One crucial aspect of this chain is the concept of "make allowances," which refers to the marg...
Joanna Guza Aug 14, 2024
DBIA Offers $10,000 Grants for On-Farm H5N1 Biosecurity Efforts
MADISON, WI - Midwestern dairy farmers can apply now at WisCheeseMakers.org for reimbursement grants of up to $10,000 each to support on-farm biosecurity efforts amid the ongoing outbreak of highly pa...
Joanna Guza Aug 14, 2024
Nitrogen management and water quality field day Aug. 19
The Division of Extension, UW-Madison, Chippewa County Extension Office will host a casual field day on nitrogen management and groundwater quality at Triple T Farms north of Chippewa Falls on August ...
Joanna Guza Aug 13, 2024

On the Road with Alice: Staying on the Path with Technology in Agriculture
Taking care of farm chores used to involve bringing the bucket out to the barn to milk the cows by hand and plowing your field using animals. Today, farms across the world are using mapping technologi...
Alicia Thern Aug 13, 2024 Tractors today may include a wide variety of technology built in, including GPS capabilities, auto-steer, or higher input efficiency Halei Heinzel, 77th Alice in Dairyland, is photographed with a tractor while at Dane County Fair.

