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Agricultural Road Improvement Program
Farmer Support Form
Applications are now available for the Agricultural Road Improvement Program. Farmers and loggers are encouraged to contact their local governments and ask them to submit applications for the first round of grants.
Collaboration between local officials and farmers is essential to ensure the success of ARIP. Program priority will be given to projects providing the greatest benefit to farmers, so local officials need information directly from farmers to submit a successful application.
To assist in providing local officials with this information WFBF has created a farmer support form for farmers and agricultural processors to provide economic impact information with local officials.
Please fill out the form below and share with your town or county board to assist in the ARIP application process.
Related resources:
- 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.
- Analyses of Proposed Alternative Growth Management Programs for the U.S. Dairy Industry webinar with Chuck Nicholson, Associate Professor of Agricultural & Applied Economics at UW-Madison.
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.
Solar Leasing Resources
The development of solar arrays across Wisconsin for electric generation is expanding as interest grows in solar as a renewable energy resource. Solar leasing can be a significant financial opportunity for landowners when done right. Learn more about solar leasing from WFBF and UWEX.
2023 Ag Day at the Capitol
Ag Day at the Capitol is WFBF's annual event for farmers and agriculturists to learn more about state issues affecting agriculture and meet with their state legislators on the industry’s biggest legislative priorities in the 2023-25 state budget. Learn more on this years Ag Day...
Avian Influenza
Wisconsin is part of the Mississippi flyway for migratory birds and some of these birds are carriers of Avian Influenza. As these birds migrate back to spring and summer habitats, they shed the virus that domestic poultry are susceptible to contracting. Learn more about Avian Influenza in Wisconsin…