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Budget Cuts Could Result in Less UW-Extension Agents
A proposed $300 million budget cut in the University of Wisconsin system could mean a drastic reduction in the number of local county agents that work for the UW-Extension program. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that the Cooperative Extension division of UW-Extension, which includes agriculture and…
NRCS Accepting Applications for Wetlands Reserve Easements
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking applications from Wisconsin landowners for its premiere wetland restoration program, the Wetlands Reserve Easement. Assistant State Conservationist Greg Kidd announced that applications are accepted year-round for funding. “WRE has been available since 1992, and Wisconsin has over…
‘Alice’ Finals to be Hosted by Dodge County in 2016
Dodge County will host the 69th annual Alice in Dairyland Finals event in May 2016. State Agriculture Secretary Brancel made the announcement Saturday during the Finale event for the selection of the 68th Alice in Dairyland in Manitowoc County. Agriculture provides nearly a fifth of…
State Budget Panel Votes to Maintain Ag Programs
Members of the legislature’s finance panel are continuing to make progress on their draft of the 2015-17 biennial state budget. This week, the Joint Finance Committee took action on several agricultural provisions within the spending package, such as spending $250,000 annually for a farmer-led watershed…
New IoH Law Makes 20 Changes
When Act 377 — Wisconsin’s original Implements of Husbandry law — was signed it was considered to be a compromise between local officials who wanted to protect local roads and infrastructure, and agricultural interests who wanted to assure that farmers could get their equipment to…
WPVGA Awarded Buy Local Buy Wisconsin Grant from DATCP
The Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) is embarking on a new opportunity as it relates to the Healthy Grown program thanks to the award of a Buy Local Buy Wisconsin grant from DATCP. The grant is a natural fit for the Healthy Grown…
Volunteers and Donations Needed for Feed My Starving Children Mobile Packing Event
June is around the corner and with it comes our annual Feed My Starving Children Mobile Packing event. We Auxiliary are busily preparing and excited to host our second officially sponsored event. Thanks to the founding efforts of Mike & Ali Carter and Tamas &…
Crop Transition Conference
The Crop Transition Conference is scheduled for June 17-18 in Minneapolis, MN. This conference focuses on the summer transition period and includes area caucuses tasked to develop reliable shipping projections for July through September. The conference is a public meeting open to all, and is…
IOH Clarifications Now Law
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation applauds Governor Walker’s signature of a bill that makes improvements to law that allowed farmers to legally operate their farm machinery on roadways. “Today Governor Walker, behind the legislative leadership of Senator Jerry Petrowski and Representative Keith Ripp, signed Assembly…
McCain Foods Plant Closure to Cost 120 Jobs
Fort Atkinson – McCain Foods is closing its plant in Fort Atkinson, and about 120 people will soon lose their jobs. McCain Foods president Frank Finn says the decision to close the plant is due to the overall business climate. Food products made in Fort…
