Category Archives: WiscoAg News
The Team Meeting Format That Drives Employee Performance
If you manage a dairy operation, you know how frustrating it can be to manage and motivate a team. But what if there was one powerful action you could take to create a culture that engages employees, ...
Mar 23, 2023
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Launches Gather Wisconsin Website
MADISON - The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation unveiled its new website project, Gather Wisconsin, during the Ag LEAD Summit in Fond du Lac today. The focus of Gather Wisconsin is to build mean...
Mar 23, 2023
Foot Baths Instead of Fetching
During this webinar, Extension Educator Angie Ulness will discuss concerns and considerations for Foot Health in robotic milking systems --- At University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, w...
Mar 22, 2023
Major Sponsors Support Farm Technology Days 2023
BARABOO, WI (Tuesday, March 21, 2023) -- Farm Technology Days 2023, the largest outdoor agricultural event in Wisconsin, is just four months away, and activity is picking up for sponsors and exhibitor...
Mar 22, 2023
USDA Announces New Investments in School Meals to Support Healthy Kids
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2023 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture announced several actions to expand support for and access to the school meal programs, including awarding $50 million in grants that...
Mar 22, 2023
WCO honors two scholarship winners; 2023 applications due May 1
DEFOREST, Wis. (March 22, 2023) - Wisconsin Custom Operators, Inc. (WCO) recently awarded two scholarships to students pursuing further education. These students were selected based on leadership, civ...
Mar 22, 2023
PDPW Business Conference Empowers Success, Names New Board
DAIRY NEWS - The 2023 Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) Business Conference brought together nearly 1,400 dairy producers and industry professionals March 15-16 at Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dell...
Mar 21, 2023 Photo caption: The 2023/2024 PDPW Board of Directors includes (l-r, front:) Paul Lippert, Grass Ridge Farm, Pittsville; Janet Clark, Vision Aire Farms LLC, Rosendale; Laura Raatz, Wagner Farms, Oconto Falls, Wis.; Patty Dolph, Dolph Dairy LLC, Lake Mills, Wis.; JJ Pagel, Pagel’s Ponderosa, Kewaunee, Wis.; and board advisor Eric Birschbach, Ag Site Consulting. (L-r, back:) board advisor Roger Olson, Zinpro Corporation; Brady Weiland, Weiland Dairy LLC, Columbus; Corey Hodorff, Second-Look Holsteins LLC, Eden; John Haag, Haag Dairy LLC, Dane; Ken Feltz, Feltz Family Farms Inc., Stevens Point; and board advisor Josh Mullins, Mullins Cheese.
Extension Women in Agriculture Program returns to WI Farm Discovery Center on April 5th
Eastern Wisconsin's Extension Women in Agriculture Program returns in person on April 5th at the Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center near Manitowoc. The $13 million attraction is a state-of-the-art, inter...
Mar 21, 2023
Farmers versus Foodies: Who will call the shots for agriculture
The Dairy Streamlet is a new, condensed version of Dairy Stream that takes the long episode and covers just the high-level points of the conversation. If this topic interests you, listen to the full e...
Mar 20, 2023
Students from Madison, Platteville and River Falls come together for one-week dairy nutrition course
In early January, a group of students from UW-Madison, UW-Platteville and UW-River Falls gathered for Dairy Science 375: Dairy Nutrition Experience. The course, which is sponsored by Purina Animal Nut...
Mar 20, 2023
