There is no doubt that consumers are seeing and paying higher food prices at the grocery store these days. The Wall Street Journal’s September 10 Market Watch says “Rising milk […]
Crop Production Report: Highest Corn Yield on Record
The Agriculture Department latest Crop Production report, also issued this afternoon, shows corn production is forecast at 14.4 billion bushels, up 3 percent from both the August forecast and from […]
Conservation Stewardship Program Draws 450 Wisconsin Farmers
More than 450 Wisconsin farmers and forest landowners have successfully enrolled in the Conservation Stewardship Program for 2014. This is the fifth year that this program has been open throughout Wisconsin. […]
Wisconsin Dairy Receives Court Go Ahead
In a decision issued last week, Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Boldt removed a major obstacle to the construction of the Richfield Dairy by resolving challenges to two high capacity wells […]
Three Dane County Horses Test Positive for EHV-1
Three horses from an equine boarding and training facility in Dane County have tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), says Dr. Paul McGraw, Wisconsin’s State Veterinarian with the Department of […]
House to Consider Bills Stopping EPA’s WOTUS Rulemaking
The Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 (H.R. 5078), introduced by Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Fla.), was approved in the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee in […]
Video Series Outlines New Implements of Husbandry Law
Is my farm equipment Category A, B or C? What’s my per axle weight limit on a state highway? What’s an Ag-CMV? All good questions about Wisconsin’s new Implements of […]
Ag in the Classroom Program Announces 2015 Essay Topic and Book of the Year
“Why are bees important to Wisconsin Agriculture?” is the topic of the essay contest from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program. “Our 2015 Book of the Year […]
GROWMARK Reports Estimated Year-End Financial Results
Solid volume growth in GROWMARK business units produced record sales for the cooperative for the 2014 fiscal year, which ends August 31. Jeff Solberg, chief executive officer, reported unaudited, estimated […]
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance Launches New I AM FARMLAND Campaign
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance is launching a new campaign today titled I AM FARMLAND, which is geared to help support the expanded distribution of FARMLAND, a new feature […]
Enrollment in New Dairy Risk Management Program Open Until Nov. 28
USDA Launches New Web Tool to Help Producers Manage Unforeseen Economic Challenges USDA Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Brad Pfaff, today announced that starting Sept. 2, 2014, farmers […]
July Consumer Price Index Reveals Higher Food Prices
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest report, the food index rose 0.4 percent in July, its fifth increase at least that large in the last 6 months. The […]