Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Ad Age Names Wisconsin Dairy CMO, Suzanne Fanning, Among Leading Women of 2024
Ad Age, the leading global source of news and insights for the advertising and marketing industry, has recognized Suzanne Fanning, CMO of Wisconsin Cheese/EVP of Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, as one of ...
Aug 02, 2024 Earning recognition alongside marketers from the biggest brands in the country, including Coca-Cola, NBCUniversal and Proctor & Gamble
Meadowlark Dairy didn't plant 1,000 acres of corn, next steps
Dean Vande Hey of Meadowlark Dairy in DePere shares how they didn't get 1,000 acres of corn planted and the next steps.
Aug 01, 2024
Join Conversations about Rural Communities, Resources, at ACE Twilight Meetings
DAIRY NEWS - Every community has its distinct qualities and characteristics, but there are a number of priorities that are consistent across Wisconsin neighborhoods. From critical infrastructure such ...
Aug 01, 2024
WCMA Cheers $33 Million Dairy Industry Impact of New Wisconsin Agricultural Road Improvement Program
MADISON, WI - Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded investments of $33.6 million in rural road improvement projects benefiting Wisconsin dairy businesses. The funding is part of t...
Jul 31, 2024
Dairy Cares' 2024 Campaign Raises a Record $453,000
DE PERE, WIS. (July 31, 2024) - Non-profit organization, Dairy Cares of Wisconsin, has raised a record setting $453,000 on behalf of the Children's Wisconsin health system during this year's campaign....
Jul 31, 2024 Photo courtesy of Dairy Cares of Wisconsin
Celebrating a record fundraising year are (L to R) Dairy Cares of Wisconsin Board Peggy Coffeen and Deric DuQuaine; Children’s Wisconsin Engagement Coordinator Whitney Lien; and Dairy Cares Board Chairman Jim Ostrom.
Alsum Farms Begins Wisconsin Red and Yellow Potato Harvest
Friesland, Wisconsin, July 29, 2024 - Wisconsin red and yellow potato harvest is underway at Alsum Farms in Adams, Wis. with the first potato loads being washed, graded, and packed for fresh market de...
Jul 31, 2024 Wisconsin yellow potato harvest is underway at Alsum Farms in Adams, Wis., with a preview of the first of yellow potatoes making their way from field to fork.
Photo credit: Alsum Farms & Produce
DATCP Accepting Applications for Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin Grants Through September 9, 2024
MADISON, Wis. - The 2024 Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin (BLBW) grants are open to applicants until 11:59 p.m. on September 9, 2024. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DA...
Jul 30, 2024
Farmer Suicide Prevention Summit to be held in Baldwin Aug. 19
A Farm Summit focusing on farmer suicide prevention will be held on Monday, August 19, 2024, from 11:00 am - 1:30 pm at Western Wisconsin Health's Main Campus at 1100 Bergslien St., Baldwin, Wisconsin...
Jul 30, 2024
USDA Proposes New Policy to Reduce Salmonella in Raw Poultry Products
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today issued a comprehensive proposed rule and determination to more effectively reduc...
Jul 29, 2024
First Round of Agricultural Road Grants Awarded
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced today grant recipients for the first $50 million of the Agricultural Road Improvement Program (ARIP). These projects ...
Jul 29, 2024
