Category Archives: WiscoAg News
County Fairs Benefit The Economy And More
County fairs are making a comeback after their absence last year due to the pandemic. Luckily this year, they're back in full swing. Maria Calico who is the President and CEO of the International Asso...
Jul 14, 2021 Liam Lysaght / CC
Farmers Face Labor Challenges As Automation Grows
There is a shortage of labor all across the nation and it's taking a toll on agriculture. Famers are transforming the ways they find help in order to get the work done. A panel discussion with the Agr...
Jul 14, 2021 United Soybean Board / CC
African Swine Fever Hits China Once Again
African Swine Fever (ASF) hit China hard in 2018 and 2019 by taking out almost half of the country's hog herd and it's spreading once again. Officials say there's a giant amount of pigs dying from ASF...
Jul 13, 2021 K-State Research and Extension / CC
Registration Opened For PDPW Robotic Dairy Bus Tour This Week
This Thursday, July 15th, PDPW plans to host a dairy robotics tour to learn more about how the technology is working in three separate dairies. The bus tour will start and end at Shawano Community Hig...
Jul 13, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Possible Official Wisconsin State Cheese
A bill to make Colby cheese the official state cheese of Wisconsin has been re-introduced. The conversation started late last week with the Assembly Committee on Local Government. Lawmakers say that n...
Jul 12, 2021 Nicolas Raymond / CC
Menomonie FFA Member Elected As Wisconsin FFA President
Former Wisconsin FFA Vice President Ben Styer of the Menomonie FFA Chapter was elected President during the Wisconsin FFA Convention in Madison late last week. Styer is a student at the University of ...
Jul 12, 2021
Fond Du Lac County Brothers Prepare For Fair Week
This is the beginning of a very busy week in Fond du Lac County as the fair kicks off on Wednesday morning. Even though the fair isn't for a few days yet, Riley and his younger brother Eli Zick of Bus...
Jul 12, 2021
2021 Murder Hornet Found In The U.S.
Last month the Washington Department of Agriculture announced that they found the first Asian giant hornet of the year. The hornet, more commonly known as a "murder hornet," was dried up and dead by t...
Jul 09, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cow Cloned In Russia For Lactose Intolerant People
Researchers in Russia have successfully cloned a cow that will produce lactose-free milk. The project was conducted at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology with help of scientists at the E...
Jul 08, 2021 Orangeaurochs / CC
Your Guide To The County Fairs Throughout America's Dairlyand
July is here and that means it's fair season in Wisconsin. Every summer exhibitors look forward to their county fairs to showcase the projects they've worked on for the past year. To help you choose w...
Jul 07, 2021
