Category Archives: WiscoAg News

Mystery Seeds Finally Identified
Over the past couple of weeks, people in all 50 states have been receiving random packages with unidentified seeds in them from China. State ag departments were instructing people to call them if they...
Travis Cleven Aug 06, 2020

Cedar Crest Ice Cream 4-H Flavor Contest is Back
Cedar Crest Ice Cream out of Cedarburg, just announced that their annual ice cream flavor contest for 4-H clubs is back. Over 1600 clubs in Wisconsin can enter the new flavor they think should be the ...
Travis Cleven Aug 05, 2020

New Findings with Celiac Disease and Wheat
Celiac disease is an immune reaction to a gluten protein that's found in wheat. That's why there was talk about how modern wheat causes celiac disease. Turns out, that might not be the case. Dr. Ravin...
Travis Cleven Aug 05, 2020

10 Beaches to Check Out in Northeast Wisconsin
If you haven't made it to the beach yet this Summer, you still have some time left! This is the perfect way to get outside and still be safe. We wanted to share our favorite beaches in Northeast Wisco...
Travis Cleven Aug 04, 2020

New Bill to Help County Fairs
County and state fairs all over the country have been canceled this year. That's why a new bill was introduced called the Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act. The goal of the act is to help the fairs that d...
Travis Cleven Aug 04, 2020

Bonus Deer Permits Available Mid-August
These extra antlerless deer authorizations or deer tags, will be available August 17th. The permits are sold one per person per day until they're gone. Things you need to know in order to buy one: You...
Travis Cleven Aug 04, 2020

Cost of Farming Rises
It's no surprise that farming is expensive and unfortunately, it's not getting any cheaper. There was a study done that compared farming in 2018 to farming in 2019, which found that costs have risen. ...
Travis Cleven Aug 03, 2020

New Light Bar Reduces Deer vs. Car Collisions
USDA's Wildlife Service Researchers recently filed a patent for a new light bar they created to reduce run-ins with deer. (Pictured above is the difference between a normal vehicle vs. a vehicle with ...
Travis Cleven Jul 30, 2020

Wisconsin Residents Receive Mystery Seeds and More in the Mail
Over the past week agriculture departments all over the U.S. have been warning residents about packages being sent from China containing seeds. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Cons...
Travis Cleven Jul 30, 2020

Wisconsin State Fair "Fair Food Drive-Thru" Dates
Even though the sate fair isn't happening this year, that doesn't mean that we have to miss out on all of the great food! This year they're doing an event called the "Fair Food Drive-Thru" at the fair...
Travis Cleven Jul 29, 2020

