Wisconsin | Morning Ag Clips

March 21, 2019

The 2019 PDPW Cornerstone graduates (l-r): Front row: Cole Hoyer, Eva Lynch, Eryn Opgenorth, Carolina Pinzon; second row: Todd Speltz, Nick Luth, Jamie Fischer, Nikolas Blumer, Ashley Anderson, Dr. Zackary Janssen; back row: Alvaro Ramirez, Nicholas DeGraaf. (Courtesy of PDPW)

DAIRY ACADEMY ...

PDPW Cornerstone Dairy Academy

Three tracks of professional development for dairy farmers and professionals

March 21, 2019

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship (DGA) is proud to welcome Matthew Keesling as the program's new Veteran Liaison. Keesling's work will be supported over the next three years through a USDA grant to create a dairy farming career path for military veterans through participation in the Apprenticeship.

DAIRY GRAZING APPRENTICESHIP ...

DGA welcomes Veteran Liaison Matt Keesling

Keesling is an Army veteran with 24 years of service

March 21, 2019

dairy cows (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public Domain)

HONOR ...

Top Registered Holstein® herds recognized

Progressive Breeders’ Registry (PBR) is given to the top Holstein herds

March 20, 2019

"As a global dairy community, we impact and help support the livelihoods of more than 1 billion people, with our family farms at the core,” says Randy Mooney, chairman of DFA’s Board of Directors. “With this reach and impact both locally and around the world, it’s more important than ever that our Cooperative is focused on family farms and investing in what makes sense for the future of the dairy industry.” (Courtesy of DFA)

ANNUAL MEETING ...

Meeting emphasizes DFA's commitment to farmers

Meeting theme highlights how DFA works to protect the environment and nourish families

March 20, 2019

(K-State Research and Extension, Flickr/Creative Commons)

STATEMENT ...

USCA opposes importation of Brazilian beef

Brazil a bad actor in global marketplace; health of the U.S. cattle herd at risk

March 20, 2019

The five top candidates are Sarah Achenbach, Eastman; Cassandra Krull, Lake Mills; Abigail Martin, Milton; Mariah Martin, Brooklyn; and Tess Zettle, Juda. (Courtesy of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture)

ALICE IN DAIRYLAND ...

Alice in Dairyland top candidates announced

Finals Program scheduled May 9-11 at various locations in Green County

March 20, 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.

FAMILY NIGHT ...

Family night at National Holstein Convention

CentralStar kicks off new merger by sponsoring family night June 25

March 19, 2019

Farmer-owned cooperative ...

Grogan joins GROWMARK corporate relations team

Named Publications & Media Relations Manager

March 19, 2019

cheese

DAIRY EVENTS ...

Events to explore value-added dairy

Workshops look at changing business model to increase farmers’ profits

March 19, 2019

apple orchard

APPLE FIELD DAY ...

Field day for beginning apple growers

April 6 event will feature visits to two orchards, lunch and a short classroom session