Category Archives: Ag Newswire

NCR-SARE has announced the projects that have been recommended for funding for the 2013 Farmer Rancher and the 2103 Youth Educator competitive grant programs. More than 50 projects were awarded a total of more than $.5 million through these two NCR-SARE grant programs, which offer competitive grants for producers, educators, organizations, and others who are exploring sustainable agriculture in [...]

Corn stocks in all positions in Wisconsin totaled 227 million bushels as of March 1, 2013, down 24 percent from 298 million bushels on March 1, 2012. On‐farm stocks accounted for 120 million bushels, down 33 percent from 180 million bushels a year earlier, while off‐farm stocks came in at 107 million bushels, down 9 percent from 118 million bushels [...]

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2013 was 65.9 million head. This was up 1 percent from March 1, 2012, but down 1 percent from December 1, 2012. Breeding inventory, at 5.83 million head, was up slightly from last year, and up slightly from the previous quarter. Market hog inventory, at 60.1 million head, [...]

Wisconsin As of March 1, Wisconsin farmers intend to plant 4.35 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2013. If realized, it would tie 2012 as the third largest planted acreage on record, behind the record high 4.52 million acres planted in 1981 and the 4.4 million acres planted in 1982. Soybean planting intentions in Wisconsin are 1.70 [...]

A Wisconsin dairy farmer interested in developing artisan goat cheeses in southwest Wisconsin is the recipient of the 2013 Beginning Cheesemaker Scholarship from Wisconsin Cheese Originals. Jennifer Digman, Grant County Farm Bureau member and owner of Krayola Sky Dairy in Cuba City, was selected by a committee of industry leaders for the $2,500 annual award. [...]

World Dairy Expo is introducing changes to their dairy cattle health check-in process. In an effort to strengthen the event biosecurity and in accordance with the new USDA Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) rule, exhibitors bringing cattle to World Dairy Expo will need to have an accepted World Dairy Expo-defined ID tag in the animal’s ear [...]

Prices for soybeans and other hay were expected to increase in Wisconsin from February to March, while prices for oats, alfalfa hay, and milk were expected to decrease during the same period. Prices for corn were expected to remain level with February. Corn in Wisconsin sold for an average price of $7.06 per bushel in mid‐March. This was even [...]

Wisconsin farmers received an average price of $19.70 per hundredweight (cwt.) for their milk in February 2013, up $1.40 from February 2012. The March 2013 price is expected to decrease 30 cents, to $19.40 per cwt. The expected U.S. milk price for March is $19.10 per cwt., 40 cents lower than last month and 30 cents lower than [...]

This second step beekeeping class is offered for people who have kept bees for at least one year and are seeking more information. Information about the class is below: Saturday, May 4, 2013 Dane Co. UW-Extension Building 5201 Fen Oak Dr. Madison, WI53718 Cost: $40, additional family members $20 each. This class is for those [...]