Category Archives: WiscoAg News
How A Large Dairy Helps The Environment
The misconception of big dairy operations not caring for the environment or being a "factory" is something that's been around for a while now, but it couldn't be more wrong for most large Wisconsin da...
Nov 08, 2021
DNR Asks Hunters To Participate In Deer Donation Program
The Wisconsin DNR encourages hunters to donate Wisconsin-harvested deer to the Deer Donation Program to help stock food pantries during the holidays and support those in need throughout the state. Sin...
Nov 08, 2021 Christine Warner / CC
Entries Being Accepted For The World Championship Cheese Contest
Next year we head to Madison for the World Champion Cheese Contest. Cheesemakers are encouraged to submit entries in one of the 141 dairy product classes on their website through January 26th. This ye...
Nov 05, 2021
Strike Continues After John Deere Employees Reject Second Contract
Deere and Company employees this week again rejected a tentative contract agreement. By a vote of 45% yes to 55% no, United Auto Workers John Deere members voted down the agreement Tuesday night. UAW ...
Nov 04, 2021 James Case / CC
Bill Introduced To Get Rid Of Old Rules Around Farm Vehicles
Senate lawmakers introduced the Covered Farm Vehicle Modernization Act. The bill expands and modernizes the exemptions for Covered Farm Vehicles to reflect the variety of vehicles commonly used by tod...
Nov 04, 2021 Ralph (Ravi) Kayden / Unsplash
Largemouth Bass Virus In Wisconsin
The Wisconsin DNR confirms largemouth bass virus in smallmouth bass taken from the bay of Green Bay near Door County. In September 2021, 14 smallmouth bass were collected from the waters surrounding D...
Nov 03, 2021
Kaukauna Dairy Fined $55,000
Attorney General Josh Kaul stated that Wisconsin has fined Verhasselt Farms, Ltd in Kaukauna for alleged violations of the state water pollution laws that apply to CAFOs. The penalty requires the dair...
Nov 03, 2021 Lorie Shaull / CC
New Agritourism App Coming This Spring
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is looking for orchards, pumpkin patches, corn mazes and more to showcase on a new app. The American Farm trail app is dedicated to connecting peopl...
Nov 03, 2021
John Deere and UAW Reach Tentative Agreement
Last month, United Auto Workers walked off the job at John Deere plants after disagreeing on a contract offer from the company, which included 5 and 6% raises for employees and 3% raises in 2023 and 2...
Nov 02, 2021 Zachary Musser / Unsplash
Sonic Tagging Study Begins On Winnebago Walleye
The Wisconsin DNR Oshkosh fisheries staff have started a new sonic tagging study on the movement of walleye on the Winnebago System to evaluate adult walleye movement and habitat use on the system, in...
Nov 02, 2021
