Category Archives: WiscoAg News
USDA Launches Initiative to Enhance Competitiveness of the U.S. Specialty Crops Industry
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2023 - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Torres Small today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is initiating a new effort to further support the U.S. specialty cro...
Nov 14, 2023
WIC is Vital - but Vastly Underutilized, Research Finds
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2023 - The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, is vital to the health and well-being of nearly half of our nation's babies, along ...
Nov 14, 2023
Lower Fox Demonstration Farm Network celebrates 10 years
GREENLEAF, WI - Farmers, agricultural professionals, and project partners will be gathering for the 10-year anniversary of the Lower Fox Demonstration Farm Network ("Fox Demo Farms") on Wednesday, Nov...
Nov 13, 2023
One Year In: Gov. Evers Highlights Expanded Well Grant Programs Aimed at Improving Clean Drinking Water Access Statewide
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today highlighted his Well Compensation and Well Abandonment Grant Programs-programs with enhanced and expanded eligibility beyond the existing state program and funded under...
Nov 13, 2023
Dairy operations in Wittenberg and Greenleaf will be highlighted in an on-campus event Nov. 29
Fox Valley Technical College will host its 72nd annual Farm Tour on Wednesday, November 29. This year, the event will be hosted at the Appleton Main Campus and include virtual tours of two local farms...
Nov 13, 2023
Multi-Site Dairy Management: Getting a New Team On Board with Bridget Schilling, Schilling Farms
If buying or leasing a turn-key dairy at another location is part of your business strategy, this episode is for you. The real question is this: How do you walk into an existing dairy and its culture,...
Nov 10, 2023
Oneida County Deer Farm Confirmed with CWD
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that an Oneida County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). Th...
Nov 08, 2023
Three Tiers of Management Training Set for PDPW Dairy Managers Institute
DAIRY NEWS - Today's managers require a combination of both technical and people skills to effectively lead their teams. A two-day focused management training program presented by Professional Dairy P...
Nov 08, 2023
Edge hosts workshop on meaningful milk pricing reform
NWOOD, Iowa - Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, the third largest dairy cooperative in the country based on milk volume, hosted a workshop on meaningful milk pricing reform in northwest Iowa this week. T...
Nov 08, 2023
Microsoft Invests in Digital Literacy for Students
People often have misconceptions about what it means to be in FFA and the agriculture industry as a whole, but the truth is, agriculture is solving real-world problems by leaning into technology. Case...
Nov 07, 2023
