Category Archives: WiscoAg News
DATCP Accepting Nominations for Produce Safety Advisory Council Seats
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is now accepting nominations for the Produce Safety Advisory Council (PSAC). Two seats are available: one...
Dec 28, 2023
Farm Bureau Selects Members for Inaugural WisGO Team
MADISON - Fifteen Wisconsin Farm Bureau members have been selected to serve on the organization's inaugural WisGO Team. The WisGO Team is WFBF's first line of contact when speaking on agricultu...
Dec 27, 2023
End The Dairy Signal Year on OSHA Updates, Strategic Planning, Legal Employment Issues
DAIRY NEWS - The final week of 2023's The Dairy Signal from Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) will provide planning and compliance strategies for dairy producers as they flip the calendar page to 20...
Dec 27, 2023
WFU Statement on Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission Ruling
MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission that Wisconsin's legislative maps are unconstitutional and must be redrawn before the 2024 election. Wisconsin F...
Dec 27, 2023
2024 Annual Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grant Workshop
DATCP is hosting the annual producer-led watershed group workshop on Feb. 20 in Wausau. This workshop offers opportunities to learn how other groups are using farmer-led strategies to improve water qu...
Dec 26, 2023
Animal Agriculture Alliance releases reports from 2023 animal rights conferences
December 20, 2023 - The Animal Agriculture Alliance has concluded the release of reports from four prominent animal rights extremist conferences held throughout 2023. The conferences included: Direct ...
Dec 26, 2023
Farm safety is year-round
Joanna Guza talked with Melissa Ploeckelman, outreach specialist at the National Farm Medicine Center and National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Safety about rural childcare for farmers...
Dec 26, 2023
Market analyst perspective on beef price, future trends
Joanna talked Lance Zimmerman, senior VP of beef cattle market analytics for Rabo AgriFinance about cattle prices, why beef prices are high, impact of direct sales to customers and trends to keep an e...
Dec 22, 2023
PDPW Managers Academy Tours, Trainers Focus on Persistence
DAIRY NEWS - Today's dairy executives are often faced with a whirlwind of circumstances that require quick decisions and communication. A solid business acumen combined with understanding of global ec...
Dec 21, 2023
Dodge County Herd Depopulated Following CWD Detection
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Dodge County deer farm that tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in May 2023...
Dec 20, 2023
