Central Wisconsin Ag News

Health officials have found Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza — H5N1 — in more than 30 cattle herds across nine states. A federal order currently requires dairy cows to test negative for the virus before crossing state lines. USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed the presence ...

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified three nominees that are eligible to be elected to the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin. Candidates were nominated during the period that ended March 29, 2024. Wisconsin ginseng growers have from May 10, 2024 to June 15, 2024 to vote ...

The University of Arkansas released a study this month that shows pesticides advance sustainable agriculture. This was a first-of-its-kind effort to assess the environmental footprint of pesticide use. The three-year Life Cycle Assessment evaluates the environmental benefits and impacts of pesticide application in corn...

Kinnard Highland Farm is a long-time Peninsula Pride Farms member. Kyler Kinnard continues to learn with others and implement new sustainable practices on his farm to better the environment. Kinnard Highland Farm is a multi-generational family-run dairy farm currently milking 250 cows and farming 650 acres. Kinnard and...

Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America is supporting county fairs with grants to improve facilities and also experiences offered to rural communities across the Upper Midwest. Sixty-one fairs received County Fair Facility Upgrade Grants this year, totaling $241,850. “County fairs are an integral part of...

World Dairy Expo is searching for college students passionate about the dairy industry to be part of the 2024 media team. Four students will be hired to experience the storied event as media interns. Under the direction of Expo’s communications specialist, media interns assist with media initiatives at World Dair...

As the Energizer bunny marches out of Wisconsin, another company is ready to capitalize on the workforce left behind and manufacture – you guessed it – batteries! Jeff Greene is the CEO of Wisconsin Battery Company (WinBat™). On April 23rd, the company broke ground in Portage on a new facility that wi...

Northcentral Technical College has opened a Pasture to Plate Butchery program. NTC says the program, complete with a 1,300 square foot ‘cold lab’, positions the college to educate Wisconsin’s next generation of meat processors. The Pasture to Plate Butchery Certificate aims to equip students with hand...

Wisconsin cranberry production totaled 5.01 million barrels in 2023, compared to 4.80 million barrels in 2022, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. The state’s growers harvested 19,100 acres, down 400 acres from last year. The average yield per acre, at 262.3 barrels, was up 7 percent ...

Seeing the environmental impact of new sustainability practices encourages Sandy Larson of Larson Acres to keep discovering new conservation practices. Larson’s family dairy farm milks 2,800 cows and farms more than 5,000 acres in Rock County. They joined the Lafayette Ag Stewardship Alliance in 2019 to participa...