Category Archives: WiscoAg News
DATCP Awards Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance Program Community Partner Grants
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced a total of $1.5 million has been awarded to nine organizations for the Wisconsin Local Food Pur...
Feb 09, 2024
Hands On Labs, Research Previews, Global Experts, Producer Panels and More at 2024 Business Conference
DAIRY NEWS - Today's dairy teams are diverse and forward-thinking, making it a challenge to find training opportunities to meet everyone's needs. The 2024 Business Conference presented by the Professi...
Feb 08, 2024
Sustainability plays larger role in dairy supply chain
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Dairy farmers' sustainable practices are coming into greater focus as consumers pay more attention to a product's carbon footprint. Participants in a panel discussion at the 2024 Dai...
Feb 08, 2024
Wisconsin Corn Growers Association elects new board members, officer team
LISBON, Wis. [February 6, 2024] - The Wisconsin Corn Growers Association (WCGA) held its Board of Directors election at the WCGA Annual Meeting during the 2024 Wisconsin Corn & Soy Expo. Grant Mel...
Feb 07, 2024 Entire WCGA Board
DATCP Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant Application Period Open Through March 8
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites Wisconsin meat processors to apply for the Meat Processor Infrastructure Grant through 5 p.m. on ...
Feb 07, 2024
New Cow Handling Video Game Available to Download for Free
More information here. Welcome to Mooving Cows (TM), where you can practice mooving cows around a dairy farm. It's time for milking, so the cows need to be moved from the pasture and barn and loaded i...
Feb 07, 2024 From UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine’s Dairy Apps
Jacob and Jennifer Hoewisch named 2024 Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmers
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wisconsin [Jan. 29, 2024] - The Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer (OYF) program is pleased to announce Jacob and Jennifer Hoewisch, Fremont, Wisconsin, were selected as the 2024 Wis...
Feb 07, 2024
Gov. Evers, WisDOT Celebrate $8 Million Federal Grant to Help Support Trucking Industry
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers celebrated an $8 million federal grant awarded to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to reconstruct a safety rest area near Sparta. The grant, awarded by the...
Feb 07, 2024
Gov. Evers, WisDOT Announce More Than $138 Million in Quarterly Aid Payments for Local Roads and Communities
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), announced that municipalities across the state received more than $138 million in the first quarterly paym...
Feb 07, 2024
Gov. Evers, WisDOT Approve $10 Million in Grants to Eight Projects Promoting Harbor Maintenance
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), announced grants totaling $10 million for eight harbor maintenance and improvement projects to promote wat...
Feb 07, 2024
