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WPVGA Associate Division-Auxiliary Scholarships Available – Applications Due May 1, 2020
The WPVGA Associate Division and Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary are pleased to inform you of scholarships totaling $6,000, available to students at post-secondary institutions. The Associate Division and Auxiliary Boards of Directors will award the full $6,000, but may decide to award several smaller scholarships…
COVID-19 Resource Center – Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP have published the following articles related to agribusiness and COVID-19: COVID-19 Food Safety Advice Published by WHO and EU Commission Agricultural Eligibility under the CARES Act – EIDL and PPP COVID-19: Resource for Supply Shortages
UW–Madison CALS experts available to discuss COVID-19 impacts
Below is a list of experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) who are available to discuss impacts of COVID-19 and provide tips and information related to some of the challenges posed by the pandemic. More CALS experts can…
Compeer Financial Seeking General Use Grant Applications
Grants will be Awarded to Organizations in Ill., Minn. And Wis. Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America, the Farm Credit cooperative’s giving program, is now accepting grant applications for the General Use Grant program. General Use Grants fund initiatives and organizations whose work enriches agriculture…
Farmers and PPP
Farmers who believe that they are eligible but who didn’t make the first round, should get ready to re-apply. Congress could authorize the new funds as early as Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Farmers with employees are eligible for loans through the recently approved federal Payroll…
Governor Evers Announces Badger Bounce Back Plan
Gov. Tony Evers today announced Wisconsin’s “Badger Bounce Back” plan which outlines important criteria for Wisconsin to be able to reopen its economy in phases and includes steps to make sure workers and businesses are prepared to reopen as soon as it is safe to…
UW–Madison CALS experts available to discuss COVID-19 impacts
Below is a list of experts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) who are available to discuss impacts of COVID-19 and provide tips and information related to some of the challenges posed by the pandemic. More CALS experts can…
Wisconsin’s “Safer at Home” Order is Extended and Modified
By Jordan Lamb and Wes Webendorfer, DeWitt LLP On April 16, 2020, Wisconsin Secretary-designee of the Department of Health Services, Andrea Palm, issued Emergency Order #28 at the direction of Governor Tony Evers. This new Order extends Wisconsin’s “Safer at Home” Order until 8:00 a.m.…
USDA to Purchase $3 Billion in Ag Commodities
USDA is holding an informational webinar for interested participants Tuesday, April 21, 2020, to provide an overview of the program and instructions for submitting offers. (A recording will be available.) The website also has information about how to email questions and subscribe for updates. April…
Employment Issues and the Coronavirus: WPVGA Offers Webinar for Members on Tuesday, April 14 at 10:15 a.m.
Employment Issues and the Coronavirus: An Overview of the FFCRA, the CARES Act, and Practical Workplace Recommendations For Farms. Every day seems to bring a new and challenging employment issue, law, or set of circumstances during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This presentation will sort through…
