Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, Farmers for Sustainable Food to host Climate-Smart informational webinar
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative and Farmers for Sustainable Food will present a Climate-Smart informational webinar on March 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CST. The webinar will prov...
Joanna Guza Mar 11, 2024

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Establishes Board of Trustees
MADISON - A newly formed group of Wisconsin Farm Bureau leaders convened for the first time on March 6 as the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Board of Trustees. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation B...
Joanna Guza Mar 11, 2024 The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Board of Trustees includes: Jim Renn, Ben Huber, Robert Nigh, Loren Wolfe, Roger Grade, Kaitlyn Kesler, Ken Harter, Sara Menard Huber, Isaac Christenson; at-large representatives Kristi Fiedler, Bob Nash (Chair), Andrew Dal Santo (Vice-Chair); and ex-officio members Brad Olson, WFBF President, and Joe Bragger, WFBF Vice President.
DATCP Issues Public Health Alert for Rackow Family Sausage Sweet Maple Bacon Sticks with Bacon Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allerg
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is issuing a public health alert for a ready-to-eat snack stick product, Sweet Maple Bacon Sticks with Ba...
Joanna Guza Mar 11, 2024

On the Road with Alice - Celebrating Agriculture on National Ag Day
Writer and naturalist Aldo Leopold is quoted as saying, "there are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that ...
Joanna Guza Mar 08, 2024 Advocating for agriculture in Washington D.C. for National Ag Day is an example of my experiences in agriculture! (Credit: Alice in Dairyland)
New Innovations and Technologies on Display at the 2024 PDP Business Conference
DAIRY NEWS - The countdown is on to the 2024 Business Conference presented by the Professional Dairy Producers (PDP), set for March 13-14, 2024, at the Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. With 5...
Joanna Guza Mar 07, 2024

Summer farm broadcasting internship with Midwest Communications
Connect and share about agriculture in Northeast Wisconsin through the radio and social media channels at Midwest Communications. This is a hands-on and in-person summer internship to explore farm bro...
Joanna Guza Mar 06, 2024
World Championship Cheese Contest Kicks Off in Madison, Wisconsin
MADISON, WI - The 2024 World Championship Cheese Contest is officially underway! Now through Thursday, March 7, more than 3,300 cheese, yogurt, butter, and dry dairy products will be evaluated by a sk...
Joanna Guza Mar 06, 2024
DATCP Issues Public Health Alert for Nilssen's Market Bacon Cheddar Beef Burgers Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is issuing a public health alert for Bacon Cheddar Beef Burgers produced by Nilssen's Foods in Clear Lake...
Joanna Guza Mar 06, 2024
Sheboygan River Progressive Farmers scholarship applications due March 15
SRPF is offering $1000 scholarship(s) to graduating high school seniors and current college students who will be enrolled in a two-year technical school or four-year college during the upcoming academ...
Joanna Guza Mar 06, 2024
GROWING CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE IN NORTHEAST WISCONSIN
Join Wisconsin Farmers Union for an inaugural Farm Climate Smart WI event! Farm Climate Smart WI, a new collaborative project with the goal of empowering Northeast Wisconsin farmers to implement clima...
Joanna Guza Mar 06, 2024

