Category Archives: WiscoAg News
On the Road with Alice - Farm to School Strengthens Wisconsin Agriculture
Think about the first time you ate a green bean or tomato right out of the garden, still warm from the sun. Or how about the first time you helped harvest produce that went into a meal you ate later t...
Mar 05, 2024
Consumer Protection Week: DATCP Has Your Back
MADISON, Wis. - Governor Evers has proclaimed March 3-9, 2024 as National Consumer Protection Week in Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is c...
Mar 04, 2024
Gov. Evers Signs Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Annual Child Care Costs for Working Families
WAUKESHA - Gov. Tony Evers today at La Casa de Esperanza in Waukesha signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1023, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 101, which expands the current child and dependent care tax credit from 50 p...
Mar 04, 2024
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative offers scholarships to membership
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative will award $10,000 in secondary education scholarships to its membership, the cooperative announced today. Two $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to cu...
Mar 04, 2024
Gov. Evers Urges Lawmakers to Support Compromise to Release $125 Million to Fight PFAS Contaminants Statewide
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today urged Republican lawmakers to support a compromise proposal aimed at expeditiously releasing $125 million to fight PFAS contaminants statewide, asking the Republican-co...
Mar 04, 2024
DATCP to Host Public Meetings on 2024 Spongy Moth Treatment Plans
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has published its 2024 spongy moth aerial treatment plans. Treatment plan maps, spray information, fact s...
Mar 04, 2024
On the Road with Alice - The Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker
Wisconsin is home to over 1,200 licensed cheesemakers, but only a small group of the elite earn the title of Master Cheesemaker. The program is rigorous, takes several years to complete, and is no eas...
Mar 04, 2024 I loved meeting Tony Hook of Hook’s Cheese and Pam Hodgson of Sartori Cheese at the inaugural Art of Cheese Festival! (Credit: Alice in Dairyland)
Dairy Producers Can Shape Their Future Using Your Farm - Your FootprintTM
JUNEAU, Wis. (Feb. 29, 2024) - It's tough to show progress without a starting point or a scale of measurement. That dilemma has been a roadblock for those tasked with reducing the environmental impact...
Mar 04, 2024
WFBF's 35 Under 35 Nominations Now Open
MADISON - Nominations are now open for Wisconsin Farm Bureau's 35 Under 35 award program. The 35 Under 35 program recognizes and celebrates the creativity and innovation of young farmers and agricultu...
Mar 04, 2024
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, Farmers for Sustainable Food begin sustainability program enrollment
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Farmers throughout the Upper Midwest will have an opportunity to participate in a multi-year climate-smart sustainability program that uses data to inform new farming practices and p...
Mar 04, 2024
