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Joint Letter to PACA Licensees: Organic Labels Must Be Removed from Fumigated Imports
In a joint letter, linked below, to all Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) licensees, the USDA Fair Trade Practices Program and National Organic Program remind U.S. importers that agricultural products treated with a substance prohibited by the USDA organic regulations, or that undergo ionizing radiation,…
Research Project – Call for Participants
Richard Lankau, Department of Plant Pathology at University of Wisconsin-Madison, along with collaborators at the University of Minnesota and Michigan State University, are launching a new research project on soil biology and soil-borne disease prediction in potato fields. As part of the research, he is…
Registration & Sponsorship for 2018 Putt-Tato Open
The WPVGA Associate Division will host the 2018 Putt-Tato Open at the Lake Arrowhead Golf Course in Nekoosa, WI on Tuesday, July 17th. The golf outing is followed by an evening barbeques and raffle prize drawings. The registration and sponsorship forms are below. Sign-up now…
Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grants
MADISON — Groups of Wisconsin farmers can now apply for the Producer-Led Watershed Protection grants for 2019. Applications will be accepted through Monday, Sept. 17. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will award grants to producer-led groups that focus on ways to prevent…
Mobile App Now Available for Cover Crop Field Guide
The Midwest Cover Crops Council has reformatted its popular field guide to create the Midwest Cover Crops Field Scout mobile app for cellphones and tablets. The app allows farmers, crop advisers and conservation professionals to access vital cover crop information from mobile devices. “The app…
REMINDER! Wisconsin Potato Industry Board Votes to Increase Potato Assessment
The Wisconsin Potato Industry Board unanimously passed a motion at its May 4, 2018 meeting to increase the assessment on Wisconsin potatoes by one cent per hundredweight. The assessment will now be a total of eight cents per hundredweight effective July 1, 2018. The purpose…
Staying Compliant with Department of Labor Laws – October 2018
Recognizing many employers are new to the H-2A regulations, this information should be timely. In addition to this federal information, employers are urged to also contact their state labor standards agency to ensure they are in compliance with state wage laws that affect H-2A workers.…
Free Tractor ROPS Drawing to be Held at Farm Tech Days
The Marshfield-based McMillan-Warner Mutual Insurance Company, in partnership with the National Farm Medicine Center at Marshfield Clinic, will give away a free ROPS at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days next month in Wood County. The company says tractor overturns are the leading cause of farm-related deaths…
National Potato Industry Leaders to Visit Wisconsin
The leaders of Potatoes USA and the National Potato Council are planning a visit to Wisconsin in June! Potatoes USA President/CEO Blair Richardson, current grower Chairman Dan Moss of Declo, Idaho, and NPC President and CEO, John Keeling, plan to visit Wisconsin June 26-28, 2018. …
Wisconsin Water Update: Water Use Registration, Reporting & Fees
By Jordan Lamb, DeWitt Ross & Stevens As a part of the Great Lakes Compact, which became effective in December 2008, the State of Wisconsin embarked on the creation of a statewide water use registration and reporting system. Two administrative rules, NR 850, Water Use…
