Category Archives: WiscoAg News

Meet Josh Zak of May-Do Farms, Inc. in Navarino
Josh is currently in the process of buying his family farm, May-Do Farms, Inc., from his grandparents. He farms 420 acres of corn, soybeans, alfalfa and rents land to the North Oak Hunt Club, which of...
Joanna Guza Mar 25, 2025
Lafayette County farmers review sustainability progress and set goals at annual meeting
DARLINGTON, Wis. - Over 50 attendees, including farmers, community members, allied businesses and partners, gathered for the Lafayette Ag Stewardship Alliance annual meeting on March 12 to review the ...
Joanna Guza Mar 25, 2025
2025 ReFED Food Waste Progress Report: From Surplus to Solutions
We're excited to announce the release of From Surplus to Solutions: 2025 ReFED U.S. Food Waste Report, our inaugural report detailing the progress, trends, and remaining challenges in the fight agains...
Joanna Guza Mar 25, 2025
From Greenhouses to Beekeeping: $5000 Awarded in Ag Literacy Projects
MADISON - Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation's Agriculture in the Classroom program has awarded $5,000 to educators and agriculture literacy programs. Grant dollars will support innovative core curricul...
Joanna Guza Mar 24, 2025
Dairy's Pronounced Advantage Over Plant-Based Alternatives
ARLINGTON, VA - "This is a list of ingredients from foods - carrageenan, riboflavin, monosodium glutamate and 20 others that I can't pronounce." - HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This column isn't...
Joanna Guza Mar 24, 2025

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative brings the voice of milk to Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the country's leading cooperatives based on milk volume, traveled to Washington, D.C., this week. Farmers and staff members met with federal la...
Joanna Guza Mar 24, 2025 Photo of the Edge group
USDEC and NMPF Sign Partnership with Guatemalan Dairy Association
ARLINGTON, VA - The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), and Guatemalan Dairy Development Association (ASODEL), signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday ...
Joanna Guza Mar 24, 2025
Discovery Farms Multi-State Webinar Series March 25
The Discovery Farms Programs in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Arkansas, and Vermont will host a free webinar to present program updates and highlight new data. Join this interactive webinar to learn more abou...
Joanna Guza Mar 24, 2025
Dairy Defined Podcast: Lactose-Free Milk Makes Schoolkids Smile
ARLINGTON, VA - Jessica Shelly is the Director of Student Dining Services for Cincinnati Public Schools in Cincinnati, Ohio. She's responsible for overseeing the service of more than 60,000 meals a da...
Joanna Guza Mar 21, 2025

Farmers in Dodge County carry out efforts to enhance local soil and water quality
SOUTH BEAVER DAM, Wis. - Isabella Kraus is a young, passionate farmer involved with the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil and Healthy Water, a local watershed conservation group. As a sixth-genera...
Joanna Guza Mar 21, 2025

