Category Archives: WiscoAg News
More Grant Funding For Ag Workers
The Department of Agriculture announced $700 million in competitive grant funding to help farmworkers and meatpacking workers with pandemic-related health and safety costs. Agriculture Secretary Tom V...
Sep 08, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Investigation Into Cattle Deaths Deemed Suspicious
A North Dakota rancher found almost half of his herd dead in the pasture during a normal herd check in late July. Brian Amundson, owner of Bar V Ranch in Stutsman County, North Dakota was making his t...
Sep 08, 2021
Langlade County Deer Farm Tests Positive for CWD
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a deer farm in Langlade County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). A positive sample fro...
Sep 07, 2021 Michael Hunter / CC
Estimated Breeding Values Available For Sheep Farmers
The cattle industry has had the ability to pick cattle that fit each farm's specialties using expected progeny differences (EPDs). The sheep industry has been looking into something similar for farmer...
Sep 03, 2021 South African Tourism / CC
Tractor Supply Co Annual FFA Fundraiser
Tractor Supply Company launched its seventh annual FFA T-shirt Fundraiser across the country. Each year, the company designs a shirt for the National FFA Convention and Expo and sells it before the ev...
Sep 02, 2021 JJBers / CC
Livestock Haulers Hours-Of-Service Exemption Extended
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration extended the exemption from hours-of-service requirements for livestock truckers. Backed by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), the organi...
Sep 02, 2021 marksontok / CC
Taylor County Ban On Baiting And Feeding
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture let the Wisconsin DNR know that there was a farm-raised deer in Taylor County that tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), which means the county is ...
Sep 01, 2021 Richard Ricciardi / CC
Dairy Donation Program Established By USDA
The Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh announced a $400 million Dairy Donation Program (DDP). The goal of the program is to help donate dairy products and reduce food waste in a...
Sep 01, 2021 Guy Montag / CC
Labor Shortage For Farmers Brings On More Stress
Farmers across the country are having some issues trying to find employees, which is forcing them to take on double-duty in order to keep things running as smooth as possible, leading to more stress. ...
Aug 31, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Is There Truth To TikToks Claiming Farmers Are Paid To Destroy Crops?
Videos are going viral on TikTok claiming that farmers across the country are getting paid by the government to destroy their crops. If you haven't seen any of the videos yet, here's one of the many o...
Aug 31, 2021 Heidi Heitkamp
