Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Calumet County Fair Is Right Around The Corner
The Calumet County Fair kicks off this Friday and runs through Labor Day. This year we spoke with two of the girls from the Farm and Home 4-H Club, Emma, and Natalie Krahn. This isn't their first time...
Aug 29, 2021
More SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Framework Created
The Department of Agriculture is dedicating $300 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to conduct surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and other zoonotic diseases that could emerge. The effort looks at s...
Aug 27, 2021 L Church / CC
Update On The Murder Hornet Nest Discovered In Washington
As we found out earlier this week, an Asian Giant Hornet nest was found in the Northwest part of Washington state near the Canadian border. Karla Salp, with the Washington Department of Agriculture ex...
Aug 27, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Upcoming 2021 Deer Season Schedule
Hunters will be able to head out to the woods for a chance at a deer starting with archery and crossbow season, which opens statewide September 18th and goes through January 9th, 2022. Keep in mind, t...
Aug 26, 2021 Savannah River Site / CC
USDA Updates CFAP 2.0 for Poultry and Specialty Crop Farmers
The Department of Agriculture announced Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2, or CFAP 2, funds for contract livestock producers and specialty crop growers. CFAP 2 assists farmers who faced market hic...
Aug 26, 2021 United Soybean Board / CC
United States Dairy Herd Continuing To Grow
The national dairy herd numbers are continuing to grow and have now reached the highest number since 1994. The country currently has about 9.505 million milking cows and in 1994 the U.S. was sitting a...
Aug 25, 2021 Niklas Gustavsson / CC
Minnesota Farmers Taking A Hit From The Drought
Farmers in Minnesota are expressing some of the concerns they're having because of the drought, so Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack toured areas in the state and talked with the farmers that were impacted. "O...
Aug 25, 2021 freestocks.org
New Hunting Opportunities For Waterfowl Season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that there are significant changes from previous years that Wisconsin waterfowl hunters can expect ahead of the 2021 season opener. The 20...
Aug 25, 2021 Don DeBold / CC
U.S. Keeps Canada Border Closed At Least Through September 21st
The U.S. Homeland Security Department recently announced the continued closure of the U.S.-Canada border through September 21st due to COVID-19 concerns. The closure includes restrictions on non-essen...
Aug 24, 2021 Dennis Sylvester Hurd
First Murder Hornet Nest Of 2021 Found
Agriculture officials found the first giant hornet nest of 2021 last week in Washington state. The nest was found near Blaine, Washington, which is about a quarter-mile away from the first reported gi...
Aug 24, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
