Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Gov. Evers Urges Legislature to Release $125 Million to Address PFAS, Act to Protect Wisconsin's Groundwater
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today directed the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to submit a formal request to the Republican-controlled Joint Committee on Finance (JFC) to release $125 mi...
Dec 20, 2023
Major Updates to the Farmland Preservation Program
From DATCP On December 6, 2023, Governor Evers signed Assembly Bill 133, now Wisconsin Act 42, which makes changes to farmland preservation agreements minimum term lengths and increasing farmland pres...
Dec 20, 2023
Petitioning for Agricultural Enterprise Area (AEA) Designation
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) accepts AEA petitions requesting designation once a year. Wisconsin law allows up to two million acres to be designated a...
Dec 20, 2023
Wisconsin Specialty Crop Block Grants Awarded for 15 Projects
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced 15 projects have been selected to receive more than $1.12 million in U.S. Department of Agricul...
Dec 19, 2023
Local Wisconsin holiday gift ideas
Find a local #Wisconsin gift this #Christmas with Something Special from Wisconsin. Alice in Dairyland shares a few gift ideas!
Dec 19, 2023
Free Farm Mapper resource for farmers and fire fighters
From National Farm Medicine Center The project developed model systems for farmers to input data such as locations of chemicals, solvents, fuels and other hazards, where power and gas cut-off valves a...
Dec 18, 2023
National Beef Quality Audit Webinars - Results that Impact You
VERONA, Wisc. (Dec. 18, 2023) - The UW-Madison Division of Extension and Wisconsin Beef Council are offering two webinars that will review results from the 2022 National Beef Quality Audit. They will ...
Dec 18, 2023
FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative Statement on House Approval of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
Madison, Wis. [December 13, 2023] - "FarmFirst applauds today's approval of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1147), a bipartisan bill which expands healthy milk options for kids in schools. F...
Dec 18, 2023
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative celebrates support to expand school milk options
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, the third largest dairy cooperative in the country based on milk volume, applauded the passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1147) throu...
Dec 18, 2023
Tune into PDPW's The Dairy Signal for Holiday Tips, Stress Management, Market News
DAIRY NEWS - Next week's episodes The Dairy Signal from Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) will provide timely updates for everyone in the dairy industry. Tuesday's session will highlight ways to avo...
Dec 18, 2023
