Category Archives: WiscoAg News
NCBA President Testifies Before Congress on State of the Cattle Industry
WASHINGTON (Feb. 26, 2025) - Today, Nebraska cattle producer and National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) President Buck Wehrbein testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutriti...
Feb 26, 2025
NPPC President Lori Stevermer to Senate: Prop. 12 Puts All American Agriculture at Risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. Feb. 26, 2025 - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President Lori Stevermer, a pork producer from Easton, Minn., brought the industry's point of view to the U.S. Senate Agricu...
Feb 26, 2025
Experience the 2025 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest
MADISON, WI - Mark your calendars now and join the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) virtually on Thursday, March 6 at 2:00 p.m. (CT) for the announcement of the winner of the 2025 United Sta...
Feb 26, 2025
Van Orden, Harder Introduce Legislation to Protect Milk Access for WIC Recipients
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressmen Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) and Josh Harder (D-CA) introduced the Protecting Mothers and Infants' Access to Milk Act, which will return the maximum monthly allowanc...
Feb 26, 2025
Fresh insights from nutrition experts on the 2025 Stakeholders Summit menu
February 24, 2025 - Sustainability will be a key focus of the Animal Agriculture Alliance's 2025 Stakeholders Summit, including a nutrition-focused session on modernizing protein recommendations for p...
Feb 25, 2025
Farmers for Sustainable Food Climate-Smart Program data helpful to farmers
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative is partnering with Farmers for Sustainable Food on the FSF Climate-Smart Program. The program, which launched last year, helps farmers determine what co...
Feb 25, 2025
Attorney General Kaul, DATCP Launch FAQ Page for Those Impacted by Settlement with Milwaukee Landlord Berrada Properties Management
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) today launched a frequently asked questions page for those impacted b...
Feb 24, 2025
Gov. Evers Shares Excerpt from 2025-27 Biennial Budget Message in Weekly Radio Address, Highlighting Policy Priorities for the Next Two Years
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today shared an excerpt from his 2025-27 Biennial Budget Message in his weekly radio address. The governor delivered his 2025-27 Biennial Budget Message on Tues., Feb. 18, 20...
Feb 24, 2025
Secretary Rollins Wraps a Packed First Week on the Job
Washington, D.C., Feb. 22, 2025 - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins wrapped up her first week on the job. Secretary Rollins traveled to four states to hear directly from farmers and ...
Feb 24, 2025
Veterinarian survives near-fatal cattle chute injuries, shares safety warning
Eric Knock's near-fatal injuries have mostly healed, but his approach to safety is changed forever. In September 2022, the Miller, S.D., veterinarian was working with a crew in a producer's pasture. A...
Feb 24, 2025
