Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Shipping Containers: The Future Of Farming
Agriculture is constantly changing as time goes on. If you look back about 40 years, people would've thought you were crazy if you said we'd be milking cows with robots in the near future. The point i...
Jan 11, 2021
Fewer Dairies Lost In 2020 Compared To Prior Years
One positive side of 2020 was the fact that Wisconsin only lost 360 dairy farms for the entire year. That may seem like a large enough number, but it's good news compared to earlier years. For example...
Jan 08, 2021
Netflix Exposes Raw Milk: The Good And The Bad
What can I say? I spend my fair share of time watching pointless shows on Netflix. One that I did learn something from and got sucked into instantly was a docuseries called "Rotten." The series was re...
Jan 07, 2021
Dietary Guidelines Confirm The Importance Of Dairy
Every five years the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are looked at to see if anything needs to be revised and then they're re-released. The U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human...
Jan 06, 2021
Meat Workers Safer Than General Public During Pandemic
The Food and Environment Reporting Network released data from November showing that COVID-19 case rates for meat and poultry workers were more than eight times lower than the general public. From the ...
Jan 05, 2021
Scholarships Available To Help Purchase Show Pigs
The Wisconsin Pork Association is offering Youth Pig Project scholarships once again this year. The 2021 scholarships will be awarded to 4-H and FFA members in order to help with the cost of buying fa...
Jan 05, 2021
73rd Alice in Dairyland Keeps Her Title For One More Year
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) made the decision to cancel the search for a 74th Alice in Dairyland. The 73rd Alice in Dairyland, Julia Nunes was set to...
Jan 04, 2021
Claims Period Begins For Dicamba Settlement
A $400 million settlement was agreed upon to compensate farmers who suffered yield losses because of dicamba. The claims period for the settlement began on December 29th of 2020. Any farmer who has ev...
Jan 04, 2021
UW-Madison Short Course Helps Low-Income Students
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Farm and Industry Short Course (FISC) announced a financial assistance program for students from low-income families. The program is called the "Farm and Industry...
Dec 22, 2020
Wisconsin State Fair Beats Out National Events
The Wisconsin State Fair won big during the International Fairs and Expositions Convention this month. Overall, they won 20 awards, with five of them being first place in the main categories. The fair...
Dec 22, 2020
