Agriculture

Producers can apply for Watershed Protection Grants

The last two funding cycles have been record-setting with the highest number of requests in the history of the Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grant program

Antitrust settlement sends 2 million eggs to Wisconsin

The settlement was announced on Tuesday, and the eggs will make their way to food banks and community organizations across the state

Dairy farmers to get hiring reprieve

The H-2A program allows farmers to use temporary visas to hire seasonal agriculture workers

Urban Triage providing free produce

The event will have locally grown organic collard greens, mustard greens and kale from certified organic farms in Dane County

Dairy farms qualify for temporary agricultural worker visas, USDA says

Dairy operations may use the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program when they demonstrate a qualifying temporary or seasonal labor need

Gov. Evers announces meat processor grant recipients  

Where’s the beef? Across Wisconsin.   Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced Monday that 18 meat processors...

Meister Cheese in final phase of expansion

Meister Cheese Company in Muscoda is in its third phase of expansion,...

Gov. Evers celebrates Wisconsin’s Dairy Month

Gov. Tony Evers is celebrating the state’s dairy industry in June by thanking...

Organic Valley sues to leave Federal Milk Marketing program

Organic Valley and other brands including Aurora and Horizon organic dairies have...

Clean Wisconsin says agriculture greenhouse gas emissions on the rise

If Wisconsin farms are to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,...