The squabble comes after Pfaff in a statement on Tuesday slammed the Legislature's budget committee for failing to release funding provided under a new program aimed at mental health assistance to farmers and their families.
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Growing Opportunities Act creates truth-in-labeling laws, certainty for hemp products
Wisconsin's biennium budget proposal addresses several ag issues.
Strong interest by growers suggests that Wisconsin is ready to supply the developing market for industrial-hemp products, said Sara Walling, a…
Third-generation dairy farmer lends farming, dairy-policy experience to task force
Despite a depressed dairy economy, Peninsula Pride Farms members take proactive approaches to conservation practices.
The open meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Feb. 7 in Conference Room 106 at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection,…
Brody Stapel, a young farmer from Cedar Grove, Wisconsin and president of Edge Dairy Farmers Cooperative, says he welcomes the challenge of working on solutions to dairy-industry issues with fellow members of Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary-designee Brad Pfaff recently named Randy Romanski to serve as…
The consumer-confidence and perception subcommittee of Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0 met Oct. 24, 2018, at the University of Wisconsin-Extens…
Tom Crosby of Crosby's River Valley Dairy is one of 14 dairy-farm members serving on Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0. The group was formed to study the state’s dairy industry and make recommendations to address short-term and long-term challenges. Crosby serves on two subcommittees – one addressing markets and the other price-volatility and profitability.
Even the most heartfelt gifts sometimes are returned to store shelves. There can be any number of reasons why an item needs to be returned. Pl…
Twenty-four groups of farmers will be working with conservation agencies and organizations to address soil and water issues tailored to local …
Watching children as they open holiday gifts is one of the joys of the season. But picking that perfect present goes beyond choosing what’s po…
The number of consumers using computers and mobile devices to compare items and prices, make purchases and track shipments continues to increa…
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is offering training programs and on-farm reviews to help Wisconsin growers comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act's Produce Safety Rule. Inspections will begin in 2019.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently appointed 25 members to the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee. Among the newly …
Farmers who still have old pesticide products containing aldicarb are reminded it can no longer be used in Wisconsin. Aldicarb was the active …
Industrial-hemp licensing applications and registrations are available for the 2019 growing season in Wisconsin. The deadline to apply is Dec. 31.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s annual corn-rootworm-beetle survey for 2018 documented few corn-rootw…
Dr. Michael Hodgeman, a veterinarian and technical consultant for Elanco Animal Health, discussed the importance of safely handling animals and pharmaceuticals during a safety-training symposium at World Dairy Expo.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has confirmed that three cows from Maier Farms LLC near Waunakee, Wisco…
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is accepting nominations through Nov. 1 for three seats on the Wisconsi…
The University of Wisconsin Insect Diagnostic Lab has confirmed the first detection in Wisconsin of purple carrot-seed moth. The non-native Eu…
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