Category Archives: WiscoAg News
'Lead the Way in Agriculture' this Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week
MADISON - County and state Farm Bureau leaders across the nation are sharing resources that will help farmers and ranchers keep safety top-of-mind through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program. As...
Mar 06, 2023
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative to give back to membership
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative will award five $2,000 secondary education scholarships to its membership, the cooperative announced today. Two scholarships will be awarded to students...
Mar 06, 2023
Nomination Period Open for the Wisconsin Cherry Board Election
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations through March 31, 2023 for one seat on the Wisconsin Cherry Board. DATCP will ma...
Mar 06, 2023
Three directors elected to Wisconsin Custom Operators board, retiring directors honored
DEFOREST, Wis.- Wisconsin Custom Operators members recently elected three directors and honored retiring directors during the group's annual business meeting on Feb. 22, held in conjunction with the F...
Mar 06, 2023 Jeremy Heim, co-owner of Heim Brothers Custom in Kewaunee, was elected as an operator-director of Wisconsin Custom Operators.
DATCP Presents 2023 Spongy Moth Treatment Plans and Schedule for Presentations
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has published the 2023 spongy moth (formerly known as gypsy moth) treatment plan, including an online vid...
Mar 06, 2023
Nominations Open for WFBF's 35 Under 35 Award Program
MADISON - Wisconsin Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Agriculturist Committee, in partnership with Insight FS, is now accepting nominations for the second year of the WFBF 35 Under 35 award program for Y...
Mar 06, 2023
Wisconsin Agriculture in the Classroom Announces Grant Support of Agriculture Literacy Projects
MADISON-Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation's Agriculture in the Classroom program has awarded $4,000 to educators and agriculture literacy programs. Grant dollars will support innovative core curricula ...
Mar 06, 2023
Preparing for Tax Season, Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act
Join Rob Holcomb, EA and Agricultural Business Management Extension Educator at the University of Minnesota Extension as he discusses Preparing for Tax Season: Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act A...
Mar 02, 2023
Meet three local Wisconsin cheesemakers
Joanna Guza talked with Ben Shibler, operations manager and cheesemaker at Ron's Wisconsin Cheese, about his role, becoming a Master Cheesemaker, challenges in dairy processing and future trends. Joan...
Mar 01, 2023
PFAS contamination and possible implications for dairy
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) have recently made headlines and there has been some focus on the dairy community. Courtney Briggs, senior director of government affairs at the American Far...
Mar 01, 2023
