Category Archives: WiscoAg News
African Swine Fever Confirmed In Haiti
The World Organization for Animal Health this week confirmed finding African Swine Fever in Haiti. The country borders the Dominican Republic, which confirmed the virus was in-country this summer. The...
Sep 24, 2021 Annie Kavanagh / CC
World Beef Expo Starts Today
The 2021 World Beef Expo begins today at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis. This is the 28th year the expo is being hosted at the fair grounds. The trade show begins at noon, while the open ...
Sep 23, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Issues Dairy Farmers Have With The Class One Milk Mover
A hearing on milk pricing recently took place in the Senate regarding the Class One Milk Mover. Alan Bjerga, the Senior Vice President of Communications with the National Milk Producers Federation, sa...
Sep 23, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cranberry Harvest With Alice In Dairyland
If you've driven next to a field within the past couple of weeks, you've most likely noticed that fall harvest season's in full swing in Wisconsin. Not only are farmers busy harvesting corn and soybea...
Sep 22, 2021
Immigration Reform Gets Turned Down And Could Impact Agriculture
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled against the Democrats' plan to give out eight million green cards as a part of their $3.5 trillion spending bill. The Hill says that decision makes ge...
Sep 22, 2021 Jonathan McIntosh / CC
Federal Order Issued For ASF Protection Zone
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a federal order suspending the movement of all pork and pork products from the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico into the U.S. Thi...
Sep 22, 2021 United Soybean Board / CC
Lawsuit Against Four Beef Packers Pushes Forward
The country's largest beef packers, JBS SA, Tyson Foods Inc., Cargill Inc., and National Beef Packing Co. are facing antitrust lawsuits over the alleged elaborate scheme to price-fix when it comes to ...
Sep 21, 2021 K-State Research and Extension / CC
Season Outlook For Fall Bird Seasons
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the season outlook for ruffed grouse, woodcock, and wild turkey, plus essential updates for hunters to be in the know for season openers. ...
Sep 20, 2021 US Forest Service - Southern Region
Drones On The Farm
Drone spraying is pretty new to the agricultural industry, says Rantizo regional sales manager Benjamin Etsinger. Rantizo uses DJI drones at the core of its agricultural drone spraying platform. "When...
Sep 20, 2021 Simon_sees / CC
USDA CRP Signup Exceeds Goal Of Four Million Acres
Compared to last year, the USDA doubled the number of acres in the CRP Grassland Signup period by enrolling 2.5 million acres. Gloria Montao-Green, USDA Deputy Undersecretary for Farm Production and C...
Sep 17, 2021 Paul van de Velde / CC
