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Farmers evaluating corn silage now have an updated and more precise tool to guide their decisions. The MILK Index, developed at the University of Wisconsin nearly 30 years ago, recently underwent a significant update to better reflect modern dairy farming needs. “The MILK Index provides one comprehensive value th...

While turkey is king over the Thanksgiving holiday, there’s a growing opportunity for other meats to take some of the spotlight. According to economists at CoBank, some consumers have moved away from preparing a whole turkey for Thanksgiving, and ham is capturing a larger share of protein purchases. So today, we ...

Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack refused to answer a letter sent by Rep. Van Orden and a number of his colleagues in the House and Senate regarding the Pure Prairie Poultry bankruptcy that resulted in nearly 5...

Dairy Grazing Alliance, dedicated to growing all parts of the dairy grazing sector, launched today at the Sustainable Agriculture Summit. The Summit goes through Nov. 21 in Minneapolis. In late spring of 2024, Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship, now housed under the Alliance, brought together more than 35 changemakers from a...

Pictured: Peninsula Pride Farm field day Farmers for Sustainable Food, Houston Engineering, Inc., and Peninsula Pride Farms earned the honor of Field to Market’s 2024 Collaboration of the Year. The recognition is due to their work on the Peninsula Pride Farms Sustainability Project. Field to Market: The Alliance ...

The Wisconsin Pork Association (WPA) is once again offering Youth Pig Project scholarships. These scholarships are designed to assist 4-H and FFA members in establishing swine projects that can lead to development of life skills and career opportunities in the Wisconsin pork industry. 4-H and FFA youth are eligible to ...

Applications are now open for the Food Finance Institute (FFI) Fellows Program. From January to July 2025, this free program will provide 15 food-focused entrepreneurs support, training, and services worth more than $10,000 each. Food industry experts at the Food Finance Institute and their network will help these busi...

Geoff Cooper, CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, says former New York congressman Lee Zeldin is not known for supporting biofuels. Now that President-elect Donald Trump has tapped him to run the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will that change? Cooper is optimistic that economic and political dynamics have c...

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA), will open the crop insurance premium rebate application period at 12 p.m. on December 2, 2024. A total of $800,000, or 160,000 acres of cove...

Wisconsin agriculture remains a cornerstone of the state’s economy. Despite challenges in 2024, the industry continues to thrive and adapt, contributing a massive $116 billion to the state’s economy annually. Steve Deller and Jeff Hadachek, economists with the University of Wisconsin, have released their la...