Category Archives: WiscoAg News

Accepting Nominations For Farm Dog Of The Year
Nominations are being accepted until July 2nd for the 2022 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest. This is the fourth year the contest has been happening and it's worth submitting a dog. The first p...
Travis Cleven Mar 18, 2021 Lindsay Wilson / CC

UWRF Annual Show Pig Sale This Month
UW-River Falls will be holding their 16th annual show pig sale at the end of the month at AlfaLawn Dairy by Menomonie. The dairy's about 45 minutes from the River Falls campus. The university holds th...
Travis Cleven Mar 18, 2021 liz west / CC

Tractor Safety Course Starts Next Month
To help reduce accidents and meet state and federal requirements, a Youth Tractor and Machinery Safety Certification Course is being held by UW-Extension Washington, Ozaukee, Walworth, Sheboygan, &...
Travis Cleven Mar 17, 2021

Brown County Breakfast On The Farm Could Look A Little Different This Year
The 2020 Brown County Breakfast on the Farm was planned to be held at Collins Dairy in Greenleaf but ended up being canceled due to health and safety issues with the pandemic. Seeing as the dairy didn...
Travis Cleven Mar 16, 2021

Top Ag Universities In The World
Rankings of the top agricultural schools in the world have been released thanks to the higher education network, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The company always comes out with an annual list of the best...
Travis Cleven Mar 16, 2021 Solent Creatives / CC

FFA Scholarship Applications Due Today
If you're an FFA member who's a senior in high school or enrolled in a university or tech school, this is for you. Today's the last day to postmark your FFA scholarship applications. The scholarship a...
Travis Cleven Mar 15, 2021

Women In Agriculture: Rosario Ibarra
This past Monday was International Women's Day, where we take the time to recognize the hard work and dedication women have to their families, their careers, their friends, and all of the other import...
Travis Cleven Mar 12, 2021

New Possible Cash Crop
Research from the University of Nevada shows that cactus pears could be a new cash crop for farmers. The University explained that cactus pears may be able to provide food and fuel in areas where they...
Travis Cleven Mar 11, 2021 sbmeaper1

USDA Extends Free Meals For Children Through End Of September
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the extension of a few waivers that allow all children to continue to receive free meals this summer. The program was initially going to go through ...
Travis Cleven Mar 10, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture

Bonus Spring Turkey Tags On Sale Next Week
The Wisconsin DNR announced that the remainder of harvest authorizations (permits) for the 2021 spring turkey hunt will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each zone has a specific sales date ...
Travis Cleven Mar 10, 2021 Land Between the Lakes KY/TN

