Current Issues in Agriculture | Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation

Stay up-to-date on what bills Wisconsin Farm Bureau is watching on the state and federal level.

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WFBF submits comments on Department of Natural Resources Central Sands Lake Study
WFBF submits testimony in support of milk, meat and dairy product labeling
Wisconsin ag group letter of support on delisting gray wolves through H.R. 8180
Jan. 2021 WFBF wolf hunt hearing testimony

State Issues

Industrial Hemp

State and federal legislation authorized DATCP to establish a hemp pilot program to study the growth, cultivation and marketing of industrial hemp. Visit the DATCP site to learn more about how to access grower and processor applications.

Dairy Innovation Hub

The Dairy Innovation Hub provides $8.8M in state funding in the 2019-2021 biennial budget for broadly-defined dairy research at UW–Madison, UW–Platteville and UW–River Falls.

Producer-Led Watershed Groups

Learn more about producer-led watershed groups that have been established, what they are working on and how you can get involved.

Federal Issues

Immigration

Farmers need a reliable, skilled workforce. Congress needs to pass responsible immigration reform that addresses the current workforce and provides flexibility in a new guest worker program.

Endangered Species Act Reform

Endangered and threatened species protection can be more effectively achieved by providing incentives to private landowners and public land users rather than by imposing land use restrictions and penalties.

Trade Agreements

Trade agreements are essential to helping American farmers succeed. Learn more about the trade agreements that have been signed, introduced or that are being worked on.

Rural Broadband

Rural broadband is essential to modern agriculture, the farmers and ranchers who grow our food and the quality of life for rural Americans. Farm Bureau supports using the Universal Service Fund to expand broadband deployment to rural areas.