Category Archives: WiscoAg News
DNR Burn Warning
This year alone the Wisconsin DNR has responded to 765 wildfires burning over 1,900 acres of land and with this weather, that number will most likely go up if we aren't careful. The department made a ...
Jun 16, 2021 USFWS Mountain-Prairie / CC
Agriculture Foreign Exchange Program
Applications for the 2022 IFYE Exchange program will start being accepted on August 1st this year instead of in November like in years past. The announcement comes after IFYE, formerly the Internation...
Jun 16, 2021 nafrenkel88 / CC
Wisconsin Hemp Grower Applications Down Almost 50%
Wisconsin kicked off its fourth season of growing industrial hemp since Former Governor Walker signed a law legalizing the crop in November 2017. The industry significantly grew at first, but that's a...
Jun 15, 2021 Maja Dumat / CC
Handling Heat Stress In Your Show Pigs
Over the past couple of weeks, keeping an eye on the animals you're raising has been even more important because of the dangerous heat. Dr. Chris Hostetler, the Director of Animal Science with the Nat...
Jun 15, 2021 LadyDragonflyCC - >;< / CC
Middle East Domino's Teams Up With Dairy Management Inc
Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) recently entered a partnership with Alamar Foods Company, which owns over 400 Domino's stores in the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan area. The partnership will focu...
Jun 15, 2021 JJBers / CC
USDA Begins Distributing 2018-2019 Disaster Payments To Farmers
The USDA plans to start handing out over $1 billion in payments within the next several weeks, starting Tuesday, June 15th. The money is specifically for farmers with approved applications for the Qua...
Jun 15, 2021 Heidi Heitkamp
World Dairy Expo Announces Spanish Opportunity
This year's World Dairy Expo will have educational programs in English and in Spanish. The Spanish programs will be held Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in Mendota 1 of the Exhibition Hall. Each sessi...
Jun 15, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture / CC
Introducing The Family Farm Action Plan For Wisconsin Dairy Farmers
Representative Ron Kind recently announced the Family Farm Action Plan to help with the future of Wisconsin dairy farms. Kind explains that the plan gives support to the industry. "I think there are s...
Jun 14, 2021 William Garrett / CC
Wisconsin Judge Stops USDA's Minority Farmer Debt Relief Plan
A Wisconsin judge ordered the USDA to at least temporarily stop $4 billion in loan debt relief payments for minority farmers. The move is in response to a lawsuit filed by white farmers who are not el...
Jun 14, 2021 United Soybean Board / CC
Lena Family Hosts Breakfast On The Farm For A Second Time Since 2009
This Sunday, June 13th, Alsteen Farms LLC in Lena will be hosting the 2021 Oconto County Breakfast on the Farm, which they also hosted in 2009. The farm will be doing self-guided tours of the operatio...
Jun 10, 2021
