Category Archives: WiscoAg News

A bill has made it through the House Agricultural Committee on a unanimous voice vote, called the Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act. U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse is the sponsor of that bill who says a...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week announced the American bumblebee, whose populations have plummeted by nearly 90%, may be put on the endangered species list. The announcement kicks off a o...

A federal judge in Minnesota this month ordered a class-action lawsuit against JBS, Tyson, National Beef, and Cargill to proceed. In the case, National Farmers Union is among the plaintiffs alleging t...

After making the tough decision to cancel the World Dairy Expo in 2020, the event is back in full force at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. A lot of time and effort goes into planning an event of...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms that a tissue sample collected from a deer in La Crosse County tested positive for the virus that causes epizootic hemorrhagic disease. The...

The Department of Agriculture will be investing almost $75 million in 15 partner-led projects to focus on natural resource concerns on private land. This year the projects that are being funded by the...

While the pandemic has been a challenge for everyone in the agriculture industry throughout the country as they attempt to keep to feed the U.S., animal activists don't appear to have been overly impa...

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Exhibitors and expo goers are excited to be back at the World Dairy Expo in Madison after taking a year off due to the pandemic. "We really couldn't be more thrilled to be back in...

Our September Farmer of the Month is Dorothy Ewald of Oshkosh who began the farm with her late husband Dennis 50 years ago, but Dorothy was born and raised on her parent's farm with her seven brothers...

Every year U.S. farmers see more and more large animal veterinarians retiring from the industry. These producers are in need of a younger generation of vets to replace those leaving the career field. ...