Campaign School With A Rural Focus
Campaigning for political office at any level can be challenging, especially if you are a new candidate. Fortunately, there are a variety of trainings that candidates and perspective candidates can take to learn more about running for office.…
FFA To Host “Death of a Gangster” Mystery Fundraiser
The Watertown FFA will be hosting a 1920s themed Murder Mystery dinner fundraiser on October 7th, at Turner Hall in Watertown. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the show beginning at 7. With a Death of a Gangster theme,…
A Festival for All Things Cheese
As America’s Dairyland, Wisconsin has numerous events that highlight the impact of dairy on our state. Those include dairy livestock shows and farm breakfasts during June dairy month to name a few. A new event this year is the Art of the Cheese…
How To Wholesale Veggies
On Oct. 6, the Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance Program is hosting an event to help you learn the ropes of wholesale readiness. Join Marbleseed, WI Food Hub, Chippewa Valley Produce, Pa Thao, and the WI LFPA Program from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
Want To Have A Say In Wolf Management?
The Wisconsin DNR is hosting two open houses for the public to learn about the revised draft of the 2023 Wolf Management Plan. These open houses will take place at Northwood Technical College in Ashland on Oct. 2 and at UW-Stevens Point –…
Apply Today To Honor Your Farm Legacy
Applications are now available for the 2024 Century and Sesquicentennial Farm and Home Award. This prestigious award is given to families who have dedicated their life to Wisconsin farming for 100 or 150 years. To qualify for the award, families…
Momentum Builds For WI Ag Exports
For more than 15 months, Wisconsin has been making concentrated efforts to boost agricultural exports, regardless of commodity. Chad Vincent, CEO of Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, recently took over as chair of the Wisconsin Ag Exports Council. This…
Expedition Agriculture: Connecting Students To Ag
In 2022, Wisconsin Agriculture in the classroom received a specialty crop block grant. This led to the creation of the Expedition Agriculture series. The new program soft-launched in January of 2023. They have been collecting feedback from teachers…
Offering Continuing Education for Rural Wisconsin
The Farm and Industry Short Course was a long time program held on the UW-Madison campus. Short Course was a 2 year program that prepared students who wanted to work in production agriculture. Due to recent changes, the program is now being offered…
USDA Sends Help To Organic Dairies Seeing Hardships
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing a second round of payments for dairy producers through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program. This is another $5 million to help dairy producers mitigate market volatility, higher input and…
