Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Controlled Burn Causes Barn Fire
The Department of Natural Resources has the majority of Wisconsin under a "very high" fire danger warning. Southern parts of the state are currently labeled as "high" danger including Dodge County, wh...
Apr 19, 2021 Robert Couse-Baker / CC
Biden Administration Discontinues The Farmers To Families Food Box Program
This week Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Department of Agriculture is ending the Farmers to Families Food Box program. Representative David Valadao, a California Republican, stat...
Apr 16, 2021 Maryland GovPics / CC
The Hard Truth About Farming In The Midwest
A study done by the Union of Concerned Scientists (USC) looked at farming in the Midwest and found some harsh realities. UCS looked at farming from 1978 to 2017 and found that almost half of the midsi...
Apr 15, 2021 United Soybean Board / CC
Farmer Of The Month: Traci Kohlman
Our April Farmer of the Month comes to us from Plymouth, Traci Kohlman. She and her husband run a farm outside of town where they have cattle, chickens, hogs, sheep, and two energetic dogs. After her ...
Apr 15, 2021
Wisconsin DNR Wants Your Opinion On The Fall Wolf Hunt
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that it's looking for public input on the next ten years of wolf management in the state. The DNR also wants public comment on the fall 20...
Apr 14, 2021 Arne von Brill / CC
Truth In Food Labeling Bills Re-Introduced
Labeling issues with imitation ag products have been a conversation in the industry for a while now. Once again, two bills have been introduced in order to end labeling confusion at grocery stores. Th...
Apr 13, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
How Much U.S. Ag Does China Buy?
The numbers are in! From October 2020 to February 2021, China bought a significant amount of agriculture products from the United States. This study shows the first five months of the 2021 fiscal year...
Apr 13, 2021 United Soybean Board / CC
Ag In The Classroom Gives Almost $7,000 In Grants To Schools And Ag Organizations
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation's Ag in the Classroom program has awarded $6,898 to schools and organizations to expand agricultural literacy. Groups, schools and organizations can apply for up t...
Apr 13, 2021
Adopt A Cow Program Reaches More Kids Than Expected
Ten Wisconsin dairy calves, including Dorito, shared their story with tens of thousands of school kids across the state thanks to Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) and Discover Dairy's Adopt a Cow prog...
Apr 12, 2021
Wisconsin Cow Breaks Milk Production Record
According to Holstein Association USA, a cow from Lancaster, Wisconsin broke a record for milk production. Stone-Front Leader Hilda is a 15-year-old cow owned by Andy and Lyn Buttles of Stone-Front Fa...
Apr 08, 2021
