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Wisconsin Checkoff Leaders Attend Cattle Industry Convention
The 2025 Cattle Industry Convention was recently held in San Antonio, Texas, and a number of Wisconsin cattle farmers attend...
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Dairy Business Association endorses Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel
MADISON, Wis. - The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin's leading dairy advocacy group, endorses Wisconsin Supreme Court ca...
15h ago
All U.S. Pork Facilities Reinstated to Export to China
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 17, 2025 - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is pleased to announce successful efforts to re...
15h ago
Kevin Griswold Honored with 2025 Dean Strauss Leadership Award
DAIRY NEWS - Kevin Griswold was honored as the fifth recipient of the Dean Strauss Leadership Award on Thur., March 13, at th...
18h ago
Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation awards five scholarships to PDP Cornerstone Dairy Academy
DAIRY NEWS - Five students accepted into the 2025 Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) Cornerstone Dairy Academy® earn...
22h ago
Fourteen Dairy Farmers, Industry Professionals Graduate from PDP Cornerstone Dairy Academy
DAIRY NEWS - The 2025 edition of Cornerstone Dairy Academy®, presented by Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP), recogn...
22h ago
Wisconsin farmers attend National Farmers Union Convention
OKLAHOMA CITY - Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) members were in Oklahoma City this week for the National Farmers Union 123rd An...
22h ago
Wisconsin Farmers, Food Pantries, and Hunger Relief Organizations Urge USDA to Restore Local Food Assistance Programs
Wisconsin received notice last Friday that the USDA is abruptly terminating the 2025 Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (...
22h ago
Four new Hub-funded faculty hired in 2024
Four faculty members were recently hired at UW-Madison and UW-River Falls with funding from the Dairy Innovation Hub. These n...
22h ago
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation Impacts Thousands
MADISON - The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Foundation has released its 2024 Impact Report, highlighting the organization's efforts t...
22h ago
Farm Wisconsin's Special Spring Break Hours
MANITOWOC, WI-Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center will celebrate spring break with extended hours from Tuesday, March 25 to Satur...
22h ago
Attending the 2025 Draft? Three Scams to Avoid
MADISON, Wis. - Many Wisconsinites, football fans, and other Americans already know this year's Draft will take place in Gree...
22h ago
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative offers $10,000 in secondary education scholarships to membership
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative will once again offer $10,000 in secondary education scholarships to its memb...
Mar 14, 2025
Organic Advisory Council Nominations Due March 31
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting nominations for t...
Mar 13, 2025
How to judge Swiss cheese?
Nationally renowned dairy experts are hard at work evaluating over 2,400 products this week to determine the next U.S. Champi...
Mar 13, 2025
Videos from U.S. Championship Cheese Contest in Green Bay
There's a new U.S. Champion Cheese - and for the first time in Contest history, it's a second consecutive win! Hear from Cont...
Mar 13, 2025
The Importance of Agricultural Exports for Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. - Each year, we celebrate National Ag Day in March. In Wisconsin, agriculture contributes $116.3 billion annual...
Mar 12, 2025
Beef and Dairy Forage Seminar on March 21 in Chippewa County
The Chippewa County Extension office along with the Chippewa Valley Forage Council are hosting a Beef and Dairy Forage Semina...
Mar 12, 2025
DATCP Announces Commercial Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program Grant Recipients
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced that nine projects a...
Mar 12, 2025
Gov. Evers: "Trump Administration Must Stop Turning Their Backs on America's Dairyland"
The governor slams Trump Administration for once again trying to walk back promised funding to support Wisconsin's farmers an...
Mar 12, 2025
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