Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Wings Aren't The Number One Super Bowl Snack This Year
Even though it's estimated that Americans will eat over 1.4 million wings during the big game, they aren't the top food for this Sunday. DoorDash did a Game Day Eats Report and they predict that mozza...
Feb 04, 2021 Park City / CC
Organic Valley Pilot Program Uses Satellite Imagery
Organic Valley announced the launch of a new pilot program that uses satellite photography to measure pasture health of their dairy farms. The idea is to help give farmers real-time feedback each week...
Feb 04, 2021
Eau Claire County Man Charged With Farm Animal Neglect
A 21-year-old man near Augusta is set to appear in court this week for animal neglect after his property was inspected by humane officers. Devin Malcein faces three counts of animal neglect, jail time...
Feb 03, 2021 picturexv
Winner Of Cedar Crest Ice Cream Flavor Contest Announced
Every year Cedar Crest Ice Cream holds the Cedar Crest Ice Cream Flavor Creation Contest with the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation to find a new flavor. 4-H clubs are able to submit an original flavor and the...
Feb 02, 2021
Meatpacking Plant Investigation
According to a statement issued on February 1st, a U.S. Congress panel is investigating meatpacking plant COVID-19 outbreaks. The House of Representatives Coronavirus Subcommittee reached out to JBS U...
Feb 02, 2021 Diana Gurley McGaw / CC
Outstanding Young Farmer Award Winners Thankful For The Opportunity
Shane and Jennifer Sauer own Sauer Dairy LLC in Waterloo, Wisconsin and they just won the Outstanding Young Farmer Award at the 67th Annual OYF weekend in Neenah. Shane mentioned that the best part of...
Feb 02, 2021
Vilsack Confirmation Hearing To Be Held Tomorrow
The Senate Agriculture Committee is set to hold a confirmation hearing for Tom Vilsack tomorrow morning at 9:30 A.M. CT. Vilsack is President Biden's pick for United States Secretary of Agriculture. H...
Feb 01, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
Record Number Of Wings Will Be Eaten During Super Bowl LV
Tom Super, the Senior Vice President of Communications with the National Chicken Council said that they're projecting a record number of wings to be eaten during this Sunday's big game. The council es...
Feb 01, 2021 Shelby L. Bell / CC
Two Sets Of Triplet Calves Born On Canadian Farm
The farm's veterinarian Mark Campbell, talked about how winter's tough enough on a single-birth calf and even tougher on triplets. "Often, they're a lot smaller and these cold temperatures can wreak h...
Feb 01, 2021 Photo from Pembina Valley Online. Taken by Tricia Oberle. Born January 20, 2021.
We Have Robotic Milkers, But What About Robotic Shot Injectors
There's a new robotic injection system that's being created by Pharm Robotics called SureShot. The system is basically a shot giving robot. The company explains that SureShot will reduce labor costs, ...
Jan 29, 2021
