Category Archives: WiscoAg News
USDA Announces Sign-up for Cost-Share Assistance for On-Farm Grain Storage in Areas with Limited Commercial Capacity Due to Severe Storms
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2023 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that producers in counties affected by eligible disaster events in Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota, Illinois, Indiana, I...
Mar 13, 2023
WFBF to Host Leaders of the Land Food Processing Tour at Alsum Farms
MADISON - The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation invites farmers and agriculturists to attend the Leaders of the Land Food Processing Tour on April 21 at Alsum Farms & Produce Inc. in Friesland. The...
Mar 13, 2023
Gov. Evers Urges FDA to Reconsider Anti-Dairy Guidance, Expresses Support for DAIRY PRIDE Act
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers joined U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) in defense of Wisconsin dairy farmers and sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the department to r...
Mar 13, 2023
New Feeding Technologies, Maternity Pen Practices on Display at PDPW Business Conference
DAIRY NEWS - One of the most popular portions of the annual PDPW Business Conference, presented by Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) will include opportunities for dairy producers and their teams to...
Mar 09, 2023
Dairy farmers: Further action needed to support accurate dairy labeling
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy co-ops in the country, welcomed the reintroduction of federal legislation in the House of Representatives that would halt the ...
Mar 08, 2023
Van Orden, Joyce, Bipartisan Legislators Introduce DAIRY PRIDE Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) joined Reps. John Joyce M.D. (PA-13), Ann Kuster (NH-02), Angie Craig (MN-02), Mike Simson (ID-02), and Joe Courtney (CT-02) in introducing the...
Mar 08, 2023
Success Factors: Switching from sand bedding to dry manure solids and bringing in a non-family business partner
If you are looking for ways to better manage dried manure solids for bedding, or what it could look like to bring a non-family partner into your dairy farming business, you are in the right place, bec...
Mar 08, 2023
Nomination Period Open for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Board of Directors Election
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations through March 31, 2023 for nine seats on the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) bo...
Mar 07, 2023
Navigating Political and Economic Uncertainties is Key to Dairy Success
DAIRY NEWS - The world's political and economic landscape is evolving more quickly than ever and every change has implications for agricultural markets and dairy producers. Keynote sessions at the 202...
Mar 06, 2023
USDA Proposes New Requirements for the "Product of USA" Label Claim
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a proposed rule with new regulatory requirements to better align the voluntary "Product of USA" label claim with co...
Mar 06, 2023
