The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States exposed some potential issues with the food supply chain.
With more than 90,000 Americans dead, over 36 million suddenly jobless and the economy reeling, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been f…
Wisconsin farmers will soon be getting a little relief from the upheaval of the past several months.
Wisconsin farmers are part of the reason there continues to be safe food available during the coronavirus pandemic. Because of the industry’s …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer direct payments to farmers and buy and distribute agricultural products in an attempt to aid far…
MADISON — Following the cancellation of the planned Wisconsin Assembly vote on livestock siting legislation two weeks ago, Wisconsin Dairy All…
MADISON — The vote on a livestock siting bill fast-tracked by Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature was canceled Feb. 19, just one day befo…
EAU CLAIRE — The state Assembly’s Committee on Agriculture voted unanimously Feb. 11 to advance a series of bills unveiled the day before in r…
WAUSAU — Just as the signing of a preliminary trade agreement offered the promise of relieving strained relations with China, the deadly new c…
MADISON — Joe Bragger, president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, recently had the opportunity to attend Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the…
Nearly 50% of bank respondents who are currently not banking hemp said they will extend services to hemp-related customers in 2020, according …
With a flurry of activity on the international trade front in recent weeks, the agriculture industry in the U.S. has received a welcome bit of…
Empowering members to get directly involved in the legislative process is a top goal of the Dairy Business Association. The association’s Dair…
Just over a year ago, Representatives Todd Novak, R-Dodgeville, and Travis Tranel, R-Cuba City, had just reviewed the initial results from the…
MADISON — Wisconsin Farmers Union president Darin Von Ruden stood at the podium in the banquet area of Bethel Lutheran Church, looking out int…
MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump’s $16 billion bailout package for farmers hurt by the trade war with China unfairly benefits the South at…
MADISON — Despite pressure from ag industry groups and Democratic efforts, the Republican-controlled State Senate voted Nov. 5 to reject the c…
MADISON — Just two weeks after the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Board met via teleconference to preview …
MADISON — Legislators on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions met Oct. 24 for a public hearing on three bil…
CADOTT — Yellowstone Cheese shop in Cadott has seen strong growth in the past decade, said manager Jeff Soppeland.
MADISON — Public hearings have concluded, and the opportunity to comment on changes to ATCP 51, Wisconsin’s livestock siting rule, has closed.…
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Aug. 28 that President Donald Trump plans to soften the blow to farmers afte…
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A dozen kids showed up, hoping to swim, at Kamp Kenwood on the east shore of Lake Wissota on Aug. 15. However, the children w…
As Doug Custer combined a field Aug. 8, he expressed concern about the soybean market and the dropping prices he is receiving for his product.
MADISON — At a meeting in Madison on June 21, the Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0 voted unanimously to adopt their final report, which includes…
MADISON — A proposed bill to create a UW Dairy Innovation Hub will move forward in the 2019-21 Wisconsin budget process after Wisconsin’s Join…
The agriculture, forestry and other land use sector of the economy accounts for almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, according…
BANGOR — Trade uncertainty and tariffs are taking a toll on nearly all aspects of the agriculture industry, so during the two-week congression…