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WCCF to Bring More Farm Products to Early Care Program
The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families has announced the creation of the Farm to Early Care and Education project, which will bring the farm to table movement to child care programs across the state. The project is funded by a $150,000 grant from the…
Potatoes USA Elections Complete in Wisconsin
Elections are complete for Wisconsin’s representatives on Potatoes USA for the term that begins March 2017-March 2020. WPVGA held nominations and elections for 4 of Wisconsin’s five seats on Potatoes USA. Two of the four candidates were incumbents and will begin their second 3-year term…
American Farm Bureau Supports National GMO Pre-emption Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 28, 2016 – The American Farm Bureau Federation is supporting proposed Senate legislation that establishes federal pre-emption of what was expected to grow into an unruly patchwork of state-by-state mandatory GMO labeling laws. “Our nation’s top scientists agree that crops enhanced through…
Have you Voted yet? Potatoes USA Elections Underway in Wisconsin
WPVGA is conducting elections for 4 seats on the Potatoes USA board representing Wisconsin for the upcoming term, to begin March 2017-March 2020. If you are a potato-growing organization in Wisconsin, you should have received a ballot in the mail. You may also vote here…
Join Okray Family Farms for Community Ag Day
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016, from 12-4 pm Okray Family Farms Storage Building – County Road F – Plover Have you ever driven past a farm field and wondered what was growing there, who was driving the tractor, or where those vegetables would ultimately end up?…
Agronomy/Soils Field Day
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Potato Industry Board Completes District Elections
Wisconsin potato growers have elected one new director and re-elected two others to the industry’s market order board. During a recent mail-in ballot election, Andy Dierks of Coloma was chosen as an at-large director representing all districts, while Keith Wolter, Antigo, was re-elected in District…
UW Weed Experts on Hand at Farm Tech Days
University of Wisconsin-Extension weed specialists will once again be available during Wisconsin Farm Technology Days this year to help growers identify weed species and provide management options. State Weed Specialist Mark Renz says the public can bring their weeds to the show for identification, or…
WPIB Increases Assessment by One Cent; Will Dedicate $500,000 Annually for Potato Research Fund
The Wisconsin Potato Industry Board unanimously passed a motion at its June 16, 2016 meeting that will dedicate $500,000/year for the next ten years toward a potato research fund. The motion includes an assessment increase of one cent per hundredweight effective July 1, 2016 and…
