Category Archives: WiscoAg News
Farmer Of The Month: Adam Vanden Wymelenberg
With a new month, comes a new Farmer of the Month. Congratulations to our November Farmer of the Month, Adam Vanden Wymelenberg. Adam and his wife Marie own Vanden Wymelenberg Dairy in Shirley,...
Nov 17, 2020
Evers Adds $10 Million To Help Fight Hunger
Governor Evers announced an additional $10 million in CARES Act funding to fight hunger in the state. This is all done through the Wisconsin Food Security Initiative and also comes after $15 million w...
Nov 16, 2020
Wisconsin Dairies Recognized For Reproduction
Every year since 2010, the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council puts out a list of U.S. dairies that've done great work when it comes to reproductive factors like efficiency and fertility. This year ther...
Nov 13, 2020
Thanksgiving Turkey Insurance
Have you ever heard of turkey insurance? It's called the Turkey Protection Plan. Whole Foods teamed up with Progressive Insurance to offer people insurance on their Thanksgiving turkey in case of a hu...
Nov 12, 2020
Patriot Project Creates Successful Farmers
The American Farm Bureau Federation realizes the struggle veterans can have when returning to civilian life and that's why they created the Patriot Project. The project basically is a mentorship progr...
Nov 11, 2020
Farmer Veteran Coalition Helps Vets Interested In Agriculture
After leaving the service, some veterans can struggle with getting back into civilian life and having some sense of normalcy. That's where the Farmer Veteran Coalition can help out. The non-profit's g...
Nov 11, 2020
McDonald's Joins The Plant-Based Movement
The famous restaurant chain announced the release of a plant-based option on their menu called the "McPlant." The new burger will be tested in different areas all over the world prior to a full releas...
Nov 10, 2020
Denmark Government Plans To Cull 15 Million Mink Due To COVID
The government in Denmark wants to cull 15 million mink. In other words, they plan to cull their whole mink farm population to stop the spread of a mutated coronavirus before it spreads to more humans...
Nov 10, 2020
Another Wisconsin Mink Farm Has COVID Issue
Another mink farm in Taylor County has a serious COVID-19 outbreak which is killing the mink. So far the farm has lost over 2,000 mink due to the virus. This adds to the over 3,400 that have died at a...
Nov 09, 2020
Hunters Asked To Consider Donating Deer This Season
Every year hunters are asked to think about donating a deer to the Deer Donation Program put on by the Wisconsin DNR. Since the program was established in 2000, hunters have donated over 92,000 deer a...
Nov 06, 2020
