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Agricultural Road Improvement Program Grants
The Department of Transportation has opened a new round of Agricultural Road Improvement Program Grants.
If you have a weight-posted road impacting your farm or business, now is the time to reach out to your local officials and ask them to apply for a grant to upgrade your road. These competitive grants are based on how much the road impacts farming, so a successful application needs to demonstrate the impact the posting has on you.
You can provide your local officials all the information they need to submit a successful application using the Farmer Support Form.
Related resources:
- Tractor Safety Program "How To" Guide
- Data Center Impacts on Agriculture
- WFBF and UW-Extension Hosts Solar Contract Basics Workshops.
- Farm Bureau letter to USDA Requesting for Emergency Return to “Higher-of” Class I Mover
- Congressman Van Orden Hosts 2023 Farm Bill Listening Session.
- WFBF Hosts AFBF Economist for Dairy Pricing and Policy Discussion.
- WFBF releases its 2023 Farm Bill Priorities.
State Issues
WI Farm Bureau Health Plans
WFBF is looking to address the cost of health coverage and the options to provide access to more affordable coverage for our members through Farm Bureau Health Plans. The goal is to offer an affordable product to meet the health care needs of members’ families. Click here to read more.
Avian Influenza
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is a disease of poultry that is highly contagious and often deadly in poultry, caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza A (5) and A (7) viruses; it is also known as bird or avian flu. HPAI viruses can be transmitted by wild birds to domestic poultry and other animal species.
