Category Archives: WiscoAg News

Grand Island, Nebraska Fire Department crews were called out just before 10 pm Sunday night to a fire coming from the roof of the JBS meatpacking plant. Fire Chief Cory Schmidt says the fire was comin...

Looks like cats and dogs aren't the only animals that can be house trained. A group of German scientists from the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology and the University of Auckland were success...

The 2021 grape harvest is in full swing this month at Rock Ridge Vineyard in Amherst. The vineyard was established in 2012 by brothers Shawn and Cary Kottke, with the help of Shawn's wife Mindy and Ca...

There are a number of animal sanctuaries throughout the state, but not too many that specialize in helping farm animals like SoL Criations Farm Sanctuary located about 25 minutes Northeast of Wisconsi...

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) will host a webinar detailing newly-revised COVID-19 guidance for employers from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The webin...

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will host African Swine Fever Action Week September 13th -17th. The goal is to encourage swine producers to take part in multiple webinars to lear...

Senator Tammy Baldwin got a firsthand look at the issues facing smaller meat processors in the state when she went to visit Sailer's Food Market in Elmwood. "I think for the general public, who's not ...

Even though farm income has gone up, agriculture expenses have also been on the rise. Economist Mike Doherty says we've had year after year of price increases. "Just in the last 12 months in almost al...

Horse owners are being reminded to vaccinate their horses against West Nile Virus. Dr. Scott Leibsle explains that with this virus, horses are considered "terminal vectors." This means that if one ani...

The Wisconsin hemp program, currently administered by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), will transition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) start...