Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Planting in the spring after cover crop, ground was hard
Local farmer Stan Kaczmarek shares a challenge he experienced after harvesting a cover crop and trying to no-till the next crop in.
Oct 04, 2023 Photo from Stan Kaczmarek
Tour Calf Facilities, Learn from Peers at PDPW Calf Care Connection Workshops
DAIRY NEWS - There is no "one size fits all" approach to successfully raising dairy calves. Each farm must adapt the latest research, management practices and technologies to their facilities, size an...
Oct 04, 2023
Ready, Set, Solve: Speaking proposals sought for 2024 Stakeholders Summit
October 3, 2023 - Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the theme of its 2024 Stakeholders Summit: "Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture." The 2024 Summit is set for May 8-9 in K...
Oct 04, 2023
Wisconsin Wasps and Hornets Often Confused with Invasive Pests
From Wisconsin DATCP Every August and September, it seems to be yellowjacket season in Wisconsin. During this time, it is normal to see social wasps like yellowjackets, paper wasps, and bald-faced hor...
Oct 04, 2023 From DATCP
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Offers Four Internships
MADISON - Wisconsin Farm Bureau is seeking applicants for four internship opportunities throughout 2023 and 2024. Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom Internship Opportunities The Wisconsin A...
Oct 04, 2023
Uno is Number One at the International Guernsey Show
MADISON, WIS. - Springhill Kojack Uno-ETV, the winning Six-Year-Old & Older Cow, is the Grand Champion and Senior Champion of the International Guernsey Show at World Dairy Expo. She received the ...
Oct 04, 2023
Blakely Named the Best of the International Junior Guernsey Show
MADISON, WIS. - Grand Champion of the International Junior Guernsey Show goes to the Intermediate Champion and first place Junior Two-Year-Old Cow, Hickman Valleys S Blakely, owned by Brittany Taylor,...
Oct 04, 2023
Robotic Milking Farms & Digital Dermatitis
Digital dermatitis, commonly known as hairy heel warts, is a common infections foot disease that causes lameness in cattle and often leads to decrease milk production, performance, and fertility in ca...
Oct 03, 2023
Building trust with the media and consumers
Gen Z prioritizes purpose and social elements and the farmers voice carries a lot of value when sharing that message during media interviews. Experienced communication professional Liz Fitzsimmons of ...
Oct 03, 2023
Research on perennial companions in soybeans
Our leading expert Jenny Rees, an extension educator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the field is nothing short of impressive! We discuss the basic ben...
Oct 03, 2023
