Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Local Wisconsin Christmas gift ideas with Alice in Dairyland
Joanna Guza talked with the 76th Alice in Dairyland Ashley Hagenow about her background in agriculture, role as Alice, Wisconsin Christmas trees, gift ideas, dairy's impact on Wisconsin and careers in...
Dec 11, 2023
Sheboygan Falls farmer shares his favorite piece of technology
Joanna talked with Brad Laack of Lake Effect Farms in Sheboygan Falls about harvest, road safety, growing beets, conservation practices, technology on the farm and future plans.
Dec 11, 2023
Clean Water partners applaud bipartisan support of farmland preservation program
MADISON, Wis. - Four environmental and agricultural groups, working as partners to bring about long-term solutions to Wisconsin's water quality issues, cheered the signing of legislation this week to ...
Dec 11, 2023
Farm Bureau Thanks Governor and Legislators for Farmland Preservation Program Updates
MADISON - Governor Tony Evers today signed Senate Bill 134 making much needed updates to the Farmland Preservation Program. Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation thanks Gov. Evers and bill authors Senator ...
Dec 07, 2023
Gov. Evers Signs Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Reckless Driving, Improve Road Safety by Expanding Access to Driver Education
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today signed Assembly Bill 394, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 86, a bipartisan bill aimed at reducing reckless driving and improving road safety by expanding access to driver educat...
Dec 06, 2023
Gov. Evers Signs Bill Supporting Farmers and Sustainable Farming Practices Statewide
MADISON - Gov. Evers today signed Assembly Bill 133, now Wisconsin Act 42, relating to expanding farmland preservation agreements and increasing farmland preservation tax credits. "Our farmers and our...
Dec 06, 2023
Dairy Excellence Takes Center Stage at CheeseExpo
MADISON, WI - Come together with friends and colleagues at CheeseExpo 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a full slate of celebrations honoring excellence in dairy processing! Visit CheeseExpo.org now un...
Dec 06, 2023
Conservation leader Jim Winn honored at Sustainable Agriculture Summit
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Jim Winn, a member of Farmers for Sustainable Food and president of Lafayette Ag Stewardship Alliance, was selected as the Field to Market 2023 Farmer of the Year. Field to Market: T...
Dec 06, 2023 Jim Winn
Olson Elected President of WFBF, Krentz Re-elected President of Rural Mutual Insurance Company
MADISON - Brad Olson was elected president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. Olson is a crop farmer near Frederic in Polk County. Joe Bragger from Independence in Buffalo County was re-elected ...
Dec 06, 2023 Brad Olson
Crop Insurance Rebates for Planting Cover Crops
Applications for the Wisconsin Crop Insurance Premium Rebate for Planting Cover Crops Program are now open! Interested participants may enroll acres planted to cover crops in the fall of 2023, which w...
Dec 06, 2023
