The Latest News from The Farm
Registration Open for Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting
The 2020 WFBF Annual Meeting will be held virtually on Dec. 4-5. The meeting agenda has been shortened to a two-day format during which essential business, award presentations and workshops will…
Farmer Angel Network Hosting “Facing Changing Times” Program
The Farmer Angel Network will be hosting “Shifting Gears -Facing Changing Times” to be presented by Joy Kirkpatrick, Center for Dairy Profitability, to help farm families explore and plan for their…
More than $7 Billion Paid in Second Round of CFAP
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that in the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved more than $7 billion in payments to…
Landmark Services Cooperative Announces Scholarship Opportunities for Area Students
To encourage academic, professional, and leadership development among post-secondary students, Landmark Services Cooperative is offering $1,000 Landmark Scholarships to 15 area students. Eligibility…
Vogel named 2020 Distinguished Teacher at UW-River Falls
Animal Science Associate Professor Kurt Vogel has been named the Distinguished Teacher of the Year at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The award was established 55 years ago and is the…
State’s Egg Output Drops 5% in September
Wisconsin Egg Proudction Wisconsin egg production during September 2020 was 182 million eggs, down 5% from last month but up 2% from last year, according to the latest Chickens and Eggs report from…
Risk Management Key Components This Week
According to Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), the line-up for week 30 of The Dairy Signal™ will feature several new speakers, Chris Schlechta, Safety and Loss Control Manager for the Rural…
Op-Ed: The China Factor & The Farm Vote
By: Michael Slattery, Manitowoc County farmer and Wisconsin Farmers Union member Each fall, almost in harmony with the rise in activity in Midwestern fields, commodity prices begin to decline. It is…
Mid-West Farm Report Podcast
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Will USDA Keep Buying For Food Boxesby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on October 23, 2020 at 10:17 am
Zach Bowers with Rice Dairy, LLC in Chicago joins us to talk strategy in dairy if the federal government doesn't renew the Farmers to Families Food […]
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Markets Feel Anxiety Over Consumer Eating Trendsby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on October 20, 2020 at 11:06 am
So weather's changing and so are people's dining habits away from home. For the northern tier of states, the option of eating outside is becoming […]
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Ginseng - The Forgotten Wisconsin Cropby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on October 19, 2020 at 7:09 pm
Dave Schumacher of Marathon can tell you about the struggles that Wisconsin's ginseng growers have been going through. As vice-president of the […]
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2020's Been A Great Soybean Yearby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on October 19, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Dr. Shawn Conley, UW-Extension Soybean Specialist, has a general wrap up on the state's soybean growing season and yields - plus an update on why you […]
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Soybean Cyst Nematode - Know Nowby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on October 19, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Again this year the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board is standing by to pay for your soybean cyst nematode tests! Dr. Shawn Conley, UW-Extension […]
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Podcast
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Happy National Cheese Curd Dayby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on October 15, 2020 at 11:10 am
Get the details on how Culver's has made the Wisconsin cheese curd star on their menu everywhere with Quinn Adkins, Culver’s director of menu development. Josh talks to the only Master Cheesemaker in "curds" in Wisconsin - or maybe the world! Steve Stettler of Decatur Dairy in Brodhead takes his curds seriously! What's the difference between a good curd and a "bad" curd (if there's such a thing). Steve gives you some insight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Cheeselandia - What A Wonderful Place To Beby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on October 1, 2020 at 5:31 pm
Suzanne Fanning, Chief Marketing Officer for Wisconsin Cheese and Senior Vice President for Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, is helping passionate cheese people all across the country find flavors of cheese Proudly Wisconsin! "Cheeselandia" has turned into a wonderful mechanism that continues to engage consumers in sample new flavors despite Covid-19. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Celebrate National Farmers Dayby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on September 14, 2020 at 9:30 am
Brenda Murphy with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin explains the momentum building behind this year's "National Farmers Day" on October 12th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Kirk Scott - Vice President of Dairy Company Communicationsby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on June 16, 2020 at 9:48 am
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Kirk Scott - Vice President of Dairy Company Communicationsby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on June 3, 2020 at 4:37 pm
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin staff are working every day to communicate with national retail and food service distributors to keep Wisconsin dairy products top of mind with consumers. Kirk Scott explains what's been going on, even before covid-19, to help continue to grow Wisconsin's share of consumer sales at the retail and food service level. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Checkoff Chat Podcast
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Joe Scheule - US Meat Export Federationby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on June 8, 2020 at 11:13 pm
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What' Happening With Consumer Demand For Beef - Alisa Harrison, NCBAby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on June 8, 2020 at 4:10 pm
Alisa Harrison directs NCBA's checkoff funded national and state partnership strategies and integration through marketing, communications and […]
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Wisconsin Livestock Sales Barns Keep Watching Developmentsby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on April 29, 2020 at 7:06 pm
Curt Larson, President/CEO, at the Equity Livestock Cooperative Association's having daily, if not hourly, conversations with meat processor's […]
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Mother's Day Is Right Around The Cornerby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on May 8, 2019 at 11:05 am
And a lot of Wisconsin agribusinesses want to make it a success. Josh Scramlin visited with Kopke's Greenhouse. Mother's Day is one of the […]
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WPS Farm Show - Ready With A Full Houseby MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON on March 20, 2019 at 3:28 pm
Despite challenging economic times for Wisconsin farmers, exhibitors number remains strong for next week's WPS Farm Show at the EAA Grounds in […]
