Category Archives: WiscoAg News
America's 60,000-plus Pork Producers Praise Bipartisan House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill 2.0 Passage
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 5, 2026 - On behalf of American pork producers of all sizes, the National Pork Producers Council praised House Agriculture Committee passage of Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson's (...
Mar 09, 2026
Netherlands Wins World Champion Title with Beemster Royaal Grand Cru
MADISON, WI - After three days of intense competition, a rich, nutty, cow's milk cheese has been named the 2026 World Champion Cheese. The cheese, Beemster Royaal Grand Cru, is made by CONO Kaasmakers...
Mar 09, 2026 Pictured from left to right with the 2026 World Champion Cheese, Beemster Royaal Grand Cru, are World Championship Cheese Contest Assistant Chief Judge Josef Hubatschek, Assistant Chief Judge Sandy Toney, Assistant Chief Judge Stan Dietsche, Chief Judge Jim Mueller, and Assistant Chief Judge Tim Czmowski.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Walworth County
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry flock in Walwor...
Mar 09, 2026
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Jefferson County
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial poultry flock in Jeffer...
Mar 09, 2026
2026 PDP Business Conference Reaches Dairy Professionals Across Continent
DAIRY NEWS - Dairy producers from 25 states and Canada gathered March 4-5, in Madison, Wis., for the 2026 Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) Business Conference to glean the latest insights from the b...
Mar 09, 2026 The 2026/2027 PDP Board of Directors includes (l-r:) Heather Moore, Maquoketa, Iowa; JJ Pagel, Pagel’s Ponderosa, Kewaunee, Wis.; David Trimner, Athens, Wis.; Jake Hoewisch, Fremont, Wis.; Brady Weiland, Columbus; Jordan Matthews, Watertown, Wis.; Paul Lippert, Pittsville, Wis.; Patty Dolph, Lake Mills, Wis.; and Laura Raatz, Oconto Falls, Wis.
Wisconsin Dairy Artisans Earn 135 Awards at World Championship Cheese Contest, More Than Any State or Country
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin dairy artisans earn 135 awards, including 44 best of class honors, more than any state or country, and more than the next five highest-earning competitors combined at the 20...
Mar 09, 2026 2026 World Championship Cheese Contest Judge Craig Gile analyzes Roth Grand Cru Reserve made in Wisconsin. Image courtesy Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association
Rob Larew and Jeff Kippley Re-Elected as NFU President and Vice President
NEW ORLEANS - Delegates to National Famers Union's (NFU) 124th Anniversary Convention today cast their ballots to unanimously re-elect Rob Larew and Jeff Kippley as the organization's President and Vi...
Mar 09, 2026 Rob Larew is sworn in as President of National Farmers Union for a fourth term by NFU General Counsel Dave Velde.
Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin's Outdoor Recreation Industry Sees Third Record-Breaking Year in a Row with Record $12 Billion Economic Impact
After delays from Trump Administration, new data shows Wisconsin's outdoor recreation industry grew 3.8 percent in 2024, breaking records for the third year in a row MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers, togethe...
Mar 09, 2026
Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council Deadline Approaching
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds current high school juniors to apply now for the next Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. Applic...
Mar 09, 2026
79th Alice in Dairyland Top Candidates Announced
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the six top candidates to become the 79th Alice in Dairyland. The top candidates are Faith ...
Mar 06, 2026
