Wiese Brothers Farms: Keeping calves comfortable in the winter
Joanna Guza talked with Dan Wiese of Wiese Brothers Farms in Greenleaf, Wisconsin about how they care for their calves in the winter. Listen to the fu...
Jan 03, 2024
"Driving Innovation" at 2024 PDPW Business Conference with World Class Speakers and Research
DAIRY NEWS - A key to success in today's fast-paced dairy industry is a focus on continuous improvement and innovation. The 2024 Annual Business Confe...
Jan 03, 2024
DATCP Awards $1 Million in Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grants to 47 Groups
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has awarded $1 million in producer-led watershed protec...
Jan 03, 2024
WFU to host Farm and Rural Lobby Day January 17th
MADISON - Registration is open for Farm and Rural Lobby Day on Wednesday, January 17th. The annual event is organized by Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU)...
Jan 03, 2024
Gov. Evers Completes Annual 72-County Tour of Wisconsin
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today announced that he has once again visited each of Wisconsin's 72 counties in 2023, completing his fourth 72-county tour...
Jan 03, 2024
77th Alice in Dairyland Applications Open through January 31
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites individuals with a passion for promoting agricu...
Jan 03, 2024
Grass-fed beef at Brand Acres Beef in Greenleaf, Wis.
Scott Brandenburg is the owner of Brand Acres Beef in Greenleaf, Wis. Scott raises 60 grass-fed beef cattle on a cow-calf beef operation and sells to ...
Jan 01, 2024
What to know about Proposition 12, what ag can learn
Joanna talked with pork producers and president of the National Pork Producers Council, Scott Hays, about Proposition 12 and what other commodities ca...
Dec 29, 2023
DATCP Accepting Applications for Specialty Crop Block Grants through February 27
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for 2024 Specialty Crop Block...
Dec 29, 2023
Learn How to Maintain your Dairy's Market Access at Carbon Conference 2.0
DAIRY NEWS - Understanding the options, opportunities, risks and pitfalls of the growing carbon market sector is critical for dairy producers to impro...
Dec 29, 2023
Learn about Luke VanderKinter of VanderKinter Farms
Luke Vander Kinter of Vander Kinter Farms in Green Bay, Wis. own a custom harvest business and cash crop 1,700 acres. He is the third generation invol...
Dec 28, 2023
Case IH precision ag: It's not just about yield data
Joanna Guza talked with Kendal Quandahl, manager of precision field team in North America, about how to best utilize your yield data, precision planti...
Dec 28, 2023
DATCP Accepting Nominations for Produce Safety Advisory Council Seats
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is now accepting nominations for the Produce Safety Adv...
Dec 28, 2023
Farm Bureau Selects Members for Inaugural WisGO Team
MADISON - Fifteen Wisconsin Farm Bureau members have been selected to serve on the organization's inaugural WisGO Team. The WisGO Team is WFBF'...
Dec 27, 2023
End The Dairy Signal Year on OSHA Updates, Strategic Planning, Legal Employment Issues
DAIRY NEWS - The final week of 2023's The Dairy Signal from Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) will provide planning and compliance strategies for da...
Dec 27, 2023
WFU Statement on Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission Ruling
MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in Clarke v. Wisconsin Elections Commission that Wisconsin's legislative maps are unconstitutional and mus...
Dec 27, 2023
2024 Annual Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grant Workshop
DATCP is hosting the annual producer-led watershed group workshop on Feb. 20 in Wausau. This workshop offers opportunities to learn how other groups a...
Dec 26, 2023
Animal Agriculture Alliance releases reports from 2023 animal rights conferences
December 20, 2023 - The Animal Agriculture Alliance has concluded the release of reports from four prominent animal rights extremist conferences held ...
Dec 26, 2023
Farm safety is year-round
Joanna Guza talked with Melissa Ploeckelman, outreach specialist at the National Farm Medicine Center and National Children's Center for Rural and Agr...
Dec 26, 2023
Market analyst perspective on beef price, future trends
Joanna talked Lance Zimmerman, senior VP of beef cattle market analytics for Rabo AgriFinance about cattle prices, why beef prices are high, impact of...
Dec 22, 2023
PDPW Managers Academy Tours, Trainers Focus on Persistence
DAIRY NEWS - Today's dairy executives are often faced with a whirlwind of circumstances that require quick decisions and communication. A solid busine...
Dec 21, 2023
Dodge County Herd Depopulated Following CWD Detection
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Dodge County deer farm that tested posi...
Dec 20, 2023
Gov. Evers Urges Legislature to Release $125 Million to Address PFAS, Act to Protect Wisconsin's Groundwater
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today directed the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to submit a formal request to the Republican-controlled J...
Dec 20, 2023
Major Updates to the Farmland Preservation Program
From DATCP On December 6, 2023, Governor Evers signed Assembly Bill 133, now Wisconsin Act 42, which makes changes to farmland preservation agreements...
Dec 20, 2023
Petitioning for Agricultural Enterprise Area (AEA) Designation
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) accepts AEA petitions requesting designation once a year. Wisconsin law...
Dec 20, 2023
