Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Golden Guernsey Forced To Pay Former Employees
A bankruptcy court finalized an agreement ordering Golden Guernsey Dairy, LLC to pay former employees past wages and benefits from when they closed their Waukesha facility back in 2013. The company fi...
Dec 22, 2020
The Perception Of Agriculture Is Changing
Gallup recently did a survey looking at the industries American's view most positively and agriculture topped the list, with the grocery industry at number two, and restaurants at number three. Betsy ...
Dec 21, 2020
USDA Helps Bison Industry
The National Bison Association put in a request for USDA to buy $17 million worth of bison meat under the Section 32 Surplus Removal program and USDA approved the request. The association filed the re...
Dec 21, 2020
Farmer of the Month: Tasha Bartel
Our December Farmer of the Month is one of the owners of Lenaty Dairy in Manawa, Tasha Bartel. Her family has been farming at the dairy's main location since 1978. Bartel explained that after graduati...
Dec 21, 2020
FDA Approves Intentional Genomic Alteration in Hogs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved intentional genomic alteration (IGA) in a group of pigs. The pigs are called "GalSafe pigs." Normal hogs have a sugar that surrounds their cells...
Dec 18, 2020
Scholarship Opportunity For 4-H Members
The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation plans to give away over $15,000 in scholarships for 4-H members planning to attend a college or tech school. In order to be eligible, students must have been a Wisconsin 4...
Dec 17, 2020
First CWD Case in Washington County
After Wisconsin's nine day gun season, Washington County has detected it's first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in an adult buck. The deer was shot in Polk, which is within ten miles of Ozaukee Count...
Dec 16, 2020
New Bill To Help Lower Rural Suicide Rates
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide rate in rural areas is 45% higher than urban America. There are multiple factors that could be to blame for such a higher rate ...
Dec 16, 2020
USDA Helps University Fight Deadly Avocado Fungus
USDA has given the University of California-Riverside $4.4 million in grants to help figure out issues with avocado orchards in the United States. One of the big problems in Florida at the moment is a...
Dec 15, 2020
Cheese and Wine Could Reduce The Risk Of A Brain Disease
Iowa State University researchers conducted studies on brain function and health. They took a look at health records for almost 2,000 adults in the United Kingdom. Some of the things they were looking...
Dec 14, 2020
