Farmers will want to plan ahead and sign up early this year for USDA conservation funding. State Conservationist Jimmy Bramblett, of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), announced that […]
Farm Bill Allows Early Termination for Certain CRP Contracts
USDA Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Brad Pfaff reminds producers that as of August 6, producers with acres under contract through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can apply […]
Grenawalt Joins Department of Animal Sciences Extension Team
The University of Wisconsin Madison-Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension are pleased to announce the hiring of Alissa Grenawalt […]
Sen. Vitter to EPA: Drop ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Rule
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) on Friday demanded that the Environmental Protection Agency drop its proposed “Waters of the U.S.” rule, according to the Times-Picayune. Vitter testified about the rule at […]
American Farm Bureau to Court: Stop EPA Privacy Abuses
The Environmental Protection Agency’s public release of farmers’ and ranchers’ personal information violates basic tenets of federal law, the American Farm Bureau Federation told a Minnesota federal court late Friday. […]
St. Croix County Horse Contracts West Nile Virus; Wisconsin Horse Owners Urged to Vaccinate
An unvaccinated St. Croix County mare is the first in Wisconsin to contract West Nile Virus (WNV), prompting a reminder to horse owners to vaccinate their animals against the virus […]
Wisconsin Agricultural Exports Continue to Grow
Wisconsin is on pace for another record-breaking year of agricultural exports, according to data compiled by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Wisconsin exported $1.9 billion […]
Apps Enter the Hog Barn
There are phone apps for music, news, sports and traffic. Now, hog farmers have a new app that helps put their entire herd into the palms of their hands. The […]
Majority of VFA-endorsed candidates won primaries
Five of seven legislative candidates endorsed by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s political action committee, the Volunteers for Agriculture (VFA), were successful in the August 12 primary election. Republican Van […]
Farm Bureau on USDA Report: Worldwide Corn Yields Up; Wheat and Soybeans, too
The USDA’s latest report on agricultural supply and demand for the 2014-2015 marketing year suggests supplies will continue to be on the tight side for key U.S. crops despite record […]
Collegiate Farm Bureau at UW-Madison Elects 2014-15 Officer Team
UW-Madison’s Collegiate Farm Bureau elected new officers for the upcoming school year at its Annual Meeting and Banquet last May at the University Club on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. […]
Dairy’s New Margin Protection Program in the Making
The Farm Bill’s new dairy Margin Protection program is in process. National Milk’s latest newsletter reports that many program details won’t be final until the implementing regulation is published, but […]