U.S. cheese production trended lower last week, according to USDA’s Dairy Market News. Hot weather in the West is reducing manufacturing milk volumes. Milk production in the Central and Eastern […]
Milk Supply a Little Questionable?
June milk production may have been up 2% from a year ago but current milk production is slowing across much of the country, according to USDA’s weekly update. The combination […]
Record-high Milk Per Cow in May
Milk production per cow in the 23 major dairy states averaged 1,986 pounds for May. That is the highest production per cow for the month of May since collection of […]
Myths Abound in Buying Horse Hay
Before diving into the myths surrounding the buying of horse hay, let’s briefly review the horse’s digestive system. Even though the horse can consume forages they do not have the […]
Wisconsin’s Top Meat Products and Processors Honored
Award winners available for auction at the 23rd annual Governor’s Blue Ribbon Meat Product Auction to raise funds for Wisconsin 4-H programs and activities With a “Best of Show” yet […]
More Soybeans and Wheat, Less Corn Forecast
A new report from the Agriculture Department updates projections for the 2014-15 crop marketing year. The report offered a mixed bag of projections on top crops grown by the nation’s […]
House Passes Bonus Depreciation Bill
On Friday the House passed on a 258-to-160 vote H.R. 4718, a bill that makes 50 percent bonus depreciation permanent and expands the deduction to vines and trees that bear […]
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Announces Online Hay and Grazing Acres Locator Tool
For many years, FSA’s Hay Net website www.fsa.usda.gov/haynet has been the “go to” online resource for agricultural producers to list information concerning the need for hay or the availability of hay. […]
WMMB Board Elects Leaders for FY15
At its annual reorganization meeting in Madison, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) directors elected its leaders for the next fiscal year. This team will serve from July 2014 through […]
President Obama Taking Executive Action on Immigration
At a recent press conference, President Barack Obama indicated that he plans to take administration action in the coming months to address the country’s immigration problems. First, he will direct […]
Is managed grazing a tool to improve your land?
Bison roamed vast grasslands that once existed in southwestern Wisconsin. Today, grazing animals are back on The Nature Conservancy’s land in the Military Ridge Prairie Heritage Area as part of […]
Record Soybean Crop in the Ground; Less Corn
A new report from the Agriculture Department pegs the nation’s planted soybean acreage at a record 84.8 million acres. But ultimately Mother Nature will determine how plentiful harvest will be […]