Category Archives: WiscoAg News

Americans To Buy 161 Million Pounds Of Butter During Holidays
Americans are expected to purchase 161 million pounds of butter from the second week in November through Christmas. While butter sales are typically higher during Thanksgiving and Christmas, the past ...
Travis Cleven Nov 17, 2021 jules / CC

Mobile Dairy Teaches Students About The Industry
During the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) held in Louisville, Kentucky, I had the opportunity to speak with Haley Fisher, a Mobile Classroom Dairy Instructor with Southland ...
Travis Cleven Nov 16, 2021

Deere's Third Offer Is On The Table
Union workers employed by Deere and Company vote this week on a third and final offer from Deere. The tentative agreement, announced Friday, includes modest modifications to the previous tentative agr...
Travis Cleven Nov 16, 2021 Edwin Hooper / Unsplash

Farm Store Raising Over One Million Dollars For 4-H Members
Tractor Supply Company announced its 2021 Fall Paper Clover Campaign raised a record-setting total of just over $1.3 million for 4-H youth around the country. Proceeds help support 4-H members' partic...
Travis Cleven Nov 15, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC

Deer In Eau Claire County Tests Positive For CWD
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a white-tailed deer from an Eau Claire County hunt ranch has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (C...
Travis Cleven Nov 12, 2021 Andrew Coop / Unsplash

Organization Assists Veterans Interested In Agriculture
2021 marks the 12th year that the Farmer Veteran Coalition has been helping those who've served to join the ag industry. FVC Communications Director Natalie Monroe explained, "we create a new generati...
Travis Cleven Nov 11, 2021 Benjamin Faust / Unsplash

Dairy Benefits The Elderly
According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, we've learned more about the impact dairy products can have on the body. Researchers put together a two year study of over 7,000 Australi...
Travis Cleven Nov 10, 2021 Guy Montag / CC

New Leadership Program For Farmers
Up and coming leaders in agriculture have a new opportunity to get next-level leadership development training specifically focusing on animal agriculture. It's called Advanced Training for Animal Agri...
Travis Cleven Nov 10, 2021 Product School / Unsplash

Survey: 54% of Equipment Dealers Don't Support Deere Strike
A majority of equipment dealers don't support striking John Deere workers, according to a recent poll from Farm Equipment Magazine. The poll found roughly 54% of dealers indicated they do not support ...
Travis Cleven Nov 09, 2021 Zachary Musser / Unsplash

Agriculture Disappointed with OSHA Vaccine Mandate Exemptions
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large, private employers. The Hagstrom Report says the mandate won't take effect unt...
Travis Cleven Nov 09, 2021 CDC / Unsplash

