Wisconsin | Morning Ag Clips

September 18, 2019

(Courtesy of National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff. Des Moines, IA USA. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER ...

Wis.’s role in protecting the U.S. from ASF

DATCP is advising individuals to prevent, observe, report, keep up

September 18, 2019

Naomi will be recognized with the honor at a special ceremony October 2 during World Dairy Expo. (Courtesy of WDATCP)

COW OF THE YEAR ...

2019 Wisconsin Cow of the Year

Milk-n-More Tequila Naomi, a seven-year-old Jersey, has been named Cow of the Year

September 18, 2019

dairy farm (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Flickr/Creative Commons)

RISK MANAGEMENT ...

Last call for DMC: Signup ends Friday

National Milk Producers Federation urges all dairy farmers to enroll in this program

September 17, 2019

Mark Stephenson presented at a Dairy Economics & Policy educational event Sept. 12 for the US Senate in Washington, DC. (Courtesy of WFU)

DAIRY ECONOMICS ...

Congressional hearing on dairy economics

Briefings were spearheaded by Wisconsin Farmers Union through Dairy Together

September 17, 2019

dairy cow (Tobias Nordhausen, Flickr/Creative Commons)

UPCOMING PROGRAM ...

Holstein America broadcasts Sept. 26th

Learn about modern-day dairy production & hear from Holstein dairy farmers

September 17, 2019

East Central/Select Sires delegates and NorthStar Cooperative common stock owners have officially voted in favor of merging the two cooperatives together to create CentralStar Cooperative. The official merger date is May 1, 2019.

SUMMER INTERNSHIP ...

CentralStar accepts applications for internship

Nine agricultural-related internship opportunities available for summer 2020

September 17, 2019

Conservation tillage practices like no-till allow farmers to plant cash crop seeds with little disturbance to the soil, which protects the habitat for billions of the soil’s microorganisms. USDA NRCS photo via Flickr

PODCAST ...

Wisconsin’s end-of-summer soil health

Farmers are thinking about soil health management practices after harvest

September 16, 2019

The Golden Triangle Award, the family farm organization’s highest legislative honor, was presented to each recipient this week during NFU’s Fall Legislative Fly-In. (Courtesy of IFU)

RECOGNITION ...

NFU honors 26 Congressional champions of ag

26 outstanding U.S. Senators and Representatives receive Golden Triangle Award

September 16, 2019

Women gathered for a Women Caring for the Land event earlier this summer at EB Ranch in Ridgeland. This is the final in summer-long series of Women Caring for the Land events organized by Wisconsin Farmers Union and Pheasants Forever of Wisconsin. (Courtesy of Wisconsin Farmers Union and Pheasants Forever of Wisconsin)

GREENLEAF ...

WC4TL heads to Greenleaf Sept. 19

Family Roots Farm will be featured during an afternoon tour

September 16, 2019

"The approval by the Joint Finance Committee demonstrates an understanding of this vital component to long-term success for Wisconsin’s dairy community. We applaud the lawmakers for their dedication and we urge the full Legislature and Gov. Evers to keep the Dairy Innovation Hub funding in the final budget," said Tom Crave, president of the Dairy Business Association. (Courtesy of Dairy Business Association)

LEGISLATION ...

Praise for proposed imitation dairy legislation

DBA applauds proposals to stop mislabeling of imitation dairy products