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 ...