Category Archives: WiscoAg News
USDA Tries To Get More Farmers To Enroll Land In CRP
The United States Department of Ag recently announced some changes to help stop the drop in farmers enrolling land in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The goal is to enroll up to four million n...
Apr 26, 2021 magicatwork / CC
DAIRY PRIDE Act Back In House And Senate
Senator Tammy Baldwin reintroduced the DAIRY PRIDE Act, which would stop non-dairy products from using dairy terms on their labeling. The full title of the bill is The Defending Against Imitations and...
Apr 26, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
New Graduates From The Master Cheesemaker Program
The Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker program announced its four newest graduates. The cheesemaker program is very unique as it's the only advanced training course of its kind in the whole country. The pro...
Apr 23, 2021 PunkToad / CC
Researching Hemp As Cattle Feed
Hemp could possibly become a feed alternative for cattle sooner than later. Two studies from Kansas State University are showing how farmers can integrate hemp into their cattle feed. One of the resea...
Apr 22, 2021
Earth Day Is Every Day On The Farm: WFBF President Kevin Krentz
Wisconsin Farm Bureau President Kevin Krentz wrote about Earth Day and the role farmers play in helping the environment. I think it's safe to say that spring is here. Buds are showing on trees. Alfalf...
Apr 22, 2021
2021 Spring Turkey Hunt Is Here
The season began this week and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has some reminders for hunters. Mainly, make sure to wear the correct colors, not red, white, or blue because you may be mi...
Apr 21, 2021 Three male tom wild turkeys female hen
Farm Bankruptcies Are Down In 2021
Good news coming from the Wisconsin Bankers Association! The organization says they're seeing fewer farm bankruptcies this year compared to years before. This may be due to a few different factors suc...
Apr 21, 2021
Food Plant Worker Sues Company Over COVID-19 Death
An employee at Conagra Foods Packaged Foods in Darien is taking the company to court over the death of his wife. Rigoberto Ruiz claims that he contracted the virus while at Conagra and brought it home...
Apr 20, 2021 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Gen Z's Number One Priority Is Food
Gen Z's known for a few different things, one of those being eating healthier than other generations. According to FoodDrive.com, the Gen Z group is more aware of ingredients in food and looks for hea...
Apr 20, 2021 United Soybean Board / CC
JBS Buys Plant-Based Food Company
JBS, the world's largest protein company, recently entered into an agreement to purchase Vivera, Europe's third-largest plant-based food company, which is worth $410 million. Vivera creates a variety ...
Apr 20, 2021
