Category Archives: Ag Newswire

Landowners and Producers Can Now Enroll in Continuous CRP with General Sign-Up to Follow Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up beginning May 20 and ending on June 14. Vilsack also announced the restart of [...]

Wisconsin soybeans will soon be planted across the state and come harvest time, these soybeans will impact all of us from the food we eat to the products we use. This May, 65th Alice in Dairyland Rochelle Ripp of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is partnering with the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing [...]

With reports of significant alfalfa stand damage due to winterkill after a year of drought and tight forage inventories, farmers may need to consider alternative crops to provide much needed forage earlier in the season. Alfalfa, oat, and pea seeds may already be in short supply. Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin-Extension forage agronomist at UW-Madison, [...]

Colombia, Chile and Brazil targeted for Wisconsin trade growth The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) are seeking Wisconsin companies to participate in a global trade venture to South America September 8-17. The goal of this trip is to assist small to medium-sized companies from [...]

The final deadline to complete and return your 2012 Census of Agriculture is May 31. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds farmers about the importance of having your farm counted. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the Census once every five years. The Census is the [...]

From festivals and farm breakfasts to promotions and recipes, there is no shortage of unique and dairy-friendly ways to celebrate June Dairy Month in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) is once again commemorating the holiday with the Dairy Days of Summer campaign. At the heart of the campaign is the www.DairyDaysOfSummer.com website with [...]

Speaking today to member-attendees of the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA’s) Policy Conference, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack officially recognized the unique production system covering U.S. organic agriculture, and announced guidance to remove agency obstacles to its continued growth. “Organic is not the ‘same as.’ It is its own separate commodity and needs to be treated [...]

Wisconsin Corn Growers Association Directors congratulate Badger State Ethanol and Wisconsin’s ethanol industry for collaborating to open eight new fuel pumps offering E15 fuel in Wisconsin. E15 is a high-octane fuel made up of 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline that can be used by 75 percent of the light-duty vehicles on the road [...]

State Conservationist Jimmy Bramblett announced the launch of a National Water Quality Initiative in Wisconsin committed to improving impaired waterways. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will manage the initiative by making funds available to farmers and forest landowners in the selected watersheds. “We believe we can make a significant and noticeable improvement in the [...]