Dairy Labeling Push Continues From Wisconsin

A bipartisan group of 33 state legislators sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to demand revisions for food labeling guidance for plant-based milk alternatives. The FDA is currently seeking public comment on this guidance. “We…


EMS Reliability For Rural Communities

In the fall of 2022, the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health assessed the reliability of the state’s 911 ambulance response. A survey was sent to all EMS agencies that provide emergency ambulance services and 216 EMS Service Directors responded (60% of…


Effective Weed & Pest Management Possible With Covers

Pictured: 2023 Board (Back L-R): Steve Fleming, Ryan Temperly, Steve Carpenter, Brian Schilling, Ken Norgard, John Kamps (Front L-R): Jim Winn, Jean Stauffacher, Mike Berget. (Not pictured: Jason Rowe and Jim DiGangi) Momentum continues growing in…


FFA Public Relations Internship Applications Open

The Wisconsin Association of FFA is recruiting interns to help share the celebration of FFA membersleading up to and during the 2023 Wisconsin State FFA Convention occurring June 12-15, 2023, inMadison, WI. The goal of the internship positions is…


Composting 101

Composting is an environmentally friendly way to create healthy soil. But how do you start one and why should you? Melanie Burns, Waste Management Specialist with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says composting is a diversion of food…


Gather Wisconsin Website Builds Relationships

The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation unveiled its new website project, Gather Wisconsin, during the Ag LEAD Summit in Fond du Lac. The focus of Gather Wisconsin is to build meaningful relationships between consumers and the farmers growing and…


PDPW Business Conference Empowers Success, Names New Board

The 2023 Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Business Conference brought together nearly 1,400 dairy producers and industry professionals March 15-16 at Kalahari Resorts in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. “Empowering success” was the theme of the…


Yahara Pride Partners Share Research

Research and future plans for the watershed brought more than 80 farmers, community members and agribusiness professionals together to discuss results from the latest research conducted on participating farms and how urban and rural citizens are…


Diederichs Receives Dean Strauss Leadership Award

Mark Diederichs was honored as the third recipient of the Dean Strauss Leadership Award on March 16 at the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Business Conference in Wisconsin Dells, Wis. From Malone, Wis., Diederichs has long been passionate…


Bid On Nation’s Top Cheeses At CheeseCon

Visit CheeseCon.org to register now for CheeseCon 2023, and prepare to bid on the best cheeses in the country at the exciting Chr. Hansen Reception & Championship Cheese Auction, set forWednesday, April 5! Join a packed crowd of your peers in dairy…