Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Farmers File Lawsuit Against Industry Giants
A group of farmers recently filed a lawsuit against multiple ag companies such as Bayer CropScience, Corteva, Syngenta Corporation, and BASF Agricultural Solutions. The farmers say that the companies ...
Apr 08, 2021 Best Law
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 Reopened For 60 Days
The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2), which was introduced during the Trump Administration is reopened for farmers. The program was reintroduced on April 5th and is available for people ...
Apr 08, 2021 United Soybean Board / CC
Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2021 Moves Forward As Planned
The Executive Committee has been working with Eau Claire County officials to ensure that the Wisconsin Farm Tech Days can go on as planned July 20th to the 22nd at Huntsinger Farms in Eau Claire. We'r...
Apr 07, 2021
Turkey Season Kicks Off April 21nd
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding hunters that the spring turkey hunt starts April 21nd and goes on until June 1st. The 2021 spring turkey hunt includes six, seven-day p...
Apr 07, 2021 Two Male Wild Turkeys with Full Tail Feathers in Springtime.
The Decision To Hold World Dairy Expo In Madison Had Nothing To Do With Dane County's Contract Extension Offer
Last week organizers of the World Dairy Expo finalized a decision to keep the event in Madison for 2021, but they made it clear that it had nothing to do with the ten-year contract offered by Dane Cou...
Apr 07, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture / CC
Fatal Farm Accident Involving A Toddler In Waupaca County
Officials say a two-year-old boy was involved in a fatal farming accident Monday night in the town of St. Lawrence. According to reports, the toddler was riding in a skid steer, when he fell forward a...
Apr 06, 2021 Lights on an emergency response vehicle. (IMAGE: Courtesy of Fox 11 WLUK)
Ag Secretary Vilsack Explains The Markets
Last week was the Ag & Food Policy Summit and the theme was "Climate Risks, Rewards, & Uncertainties." One of the speakers was Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack who spoke about the market opportunities...
Apr 06, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wisconsin DNR Carp Removal Update
This week began the start of an intensive carp removal process in the Mississippi River near Eau Claire using a technique called the Modified Unified Method (MUM). Jordan Weeks with the Wisconsin DNR ...
Apr 06, 2021 Louisiana Sea Grant College Program Louisiana State University / CC
Judge Throws Out Rule Allowing Pork Plants To Speed Up Production
A federal judge recently rejected a rule that let pork processing plants speed up production because the USDA didn't properly think about worker safety. The judge explained that the Food Safety and In...
Apr 05, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
DNR Begins Invasive Carp Removal Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has teamed up with the Minnesota DNR, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to start an intensive carp removal process...
Apr 05, 2021 Louisiana Sea Grant College Program Louisiana State University / CC
