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Monday, March 23, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Yahara Pride Farms reflects on progress » DEFOREST, Wis. — Although the 2019 growing season was an extremely challenging one, farmers in the Yahara Pride Farms netw...
Friday, March 20, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) DATCP Reminds Farmers to Check Runoff Risk Prior to Spreading Manure » MADISON – With snowmelt, soils saturated, and rain in the forecast, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Con...
Friday, March 20, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Suspending Nonessential Activities, In-State Travel » From DATCP In accordance with Wisconsin Department of Administration directives, and information obtained from our fe...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Wisconsin wins 31% of total awards at cheese contest » Madison, Wis. (March 9, 2020) – Wisconsin cheesemakers continued their international winning streak last week at the World...
Monday, March 9, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Leading Midwest dairy co-op adds farmer-led conservation group coordinator » Leading Midwest dairy co-op adds farmer-led conservation group coordinator GREEN BAY, Wis. — Edge Dairy Farmer Coope...
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Report weather conditions in your area » How heavy was the rainfall overnight? How much snow fell during the latest snowstorm? How bad is the drought this year? Jo...
Friday, February 28, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Americans are eating 32% more pizza than ten years ago » Madison, Wis. (February 7, 2020) – It's no wonder that pizza has its own holiday when it is consistently named one of Amer...
Friday, February 28, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) WCMA Applauds Wisconsin State Building Commission Approval of Additional Funding for CDR Project » MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today thanked Governor Tony Evers and members of the Wisconsi...
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Where DBA stood on failed livestock siting bill, why and what it means for farmers » A proposed state livestock siting bill last week was pulled back before getting a vote. John Holevoet, DBA’s director of g...
Thursday, February 6, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) World Championship Cheese Contest Breaks All-Time Entry Record » World Championship Cheese Contest organizers today announced a record-breaking 3,667 entries in the 2020 competition, set...
Friday, January 31, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Cheese Sales are Expected to Top 90 Million Pounds Ahead of This Weekend’s Big Game » Madison, Wis. (January 31, 2020) – In the week leading up to last year’s big game, Americans bought 89.5 million pounds of...
Friday, January 24, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Fighter pilot’s message: Embrace change, trust others » By Mary Hookham, for the Dairy Business Association Resurgence, hope, humility, courage — they’re all part of the sto...
Friday, January 24, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Researcher: Robots should help farmers, not replace them » By Mary Hookham, for the Dairy Business Association Dr. Kate Darling thrives on any chance she can get to study the i...
Thursday, January 16, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) USMCA is ‘landmark victory’ for dairy farmers, processors » USMCA is ‘landmark victory’ for dairy farmers, processors Midwest dairy farmer group praises Senate approval of trade...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Peninsula Pride Farms announces conference and annual meeting Feb. 13 » CASCO, Wis. – Peninsula Pride Farms will host its conference and annual meeting Feb. 13 at the Kewaunee County Fairground...
Thursday, December 19, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) ‘Industrial’ is not the right way to describe large dairies » By Don Niles Dairy farmer in Casco, Wis. I’ve increasingly heard the word “industrial” used to describe large modern...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Group offers spokesperson training for dairy farmers » Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin is offering an important opportunity for farmers to become comfortable and confident in promoti...
Friday, November 22, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Conservation grants support farmer-led watershed work » Four farmer-led watershed conservation groups that the Dairy Business Association closely supports have received grants fr...
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Edge, other groups push for ag labor bill » Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative has joined a host of groups around the country calling for lawmakers to approve a federal bi...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Dairy leaders: Dean Foods bankruptcy a sign of bigger problems for industry » By Hope Kirwan Wisconsin Public Radio Wisconsin dairy experts say the reorganization of the nation’s largest milk p...
Thursday, October 31, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) DBA delivers details on proposed rule changes » By Mary Hookham for Dairy Business Association As farmers flocked to World Dairy Expo last month in Madison to...
Thursday, October 31, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Paul Frost Farms: Being the next generation » Paul Frost began dairy farming in the late 1980s, after a landowner would only rent him their tillable acres if he agreed...
Thursday, October 31, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Farmers: Lawmakers want to hear from us » By Amy Penterman, vice president Hello DBA members! I’m Amy Penterman, and I serve as vice president for DBA. My husb...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Dairy farmers: Ag workforce bill provides critical opportunity » FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 30, 2019 Contact: Jamie Mara Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative (920) 209-3990 \|...
Friday, October 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Could you be hiring an “undercover” activist? » Allyson Jones-Brimmer, Animal Agriculture Alliance Are the employees working on your farm there to help care for your...
Friday, October 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Mislabeling: DBA fights to protect customers, dairy brand » MADISON— State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green), State Representatives Travis Tranel (R-Cuba City) and Loren Olden...
Thursday, October 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Farming — The costs of a wet year » By Gordon Speirs, dairy farmer in Greenleaf, Wis. This is not meant to be a complaint, but a reflection of the realit...
Thursday, October 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Apply Through December 13 for Dairy Processor Grants » MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites Wisconsin dairy processor...
Thursday, October 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) UW Dairy Innovation Hub seeks solutions to challenges facing Wisconsin dairy industry » MADISON, Wis.—From improving human nutrition to assuring clean water to growing the farm economy while caring for animals,...
Monday, October 7, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) USDA Opens 2020 Enrollment for Dairy Margin Coverage Program » WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2019 – Dairy producers can now enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for calendar year 2020. USD...
Thursday, September 26, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Almond “Milk” is Not Milk, Veggie “Burgers” are Not Burgers and Fake “Swiss” is Not Cheese! » As the State Senator for one of the most ag-dependent districts in Wisconsin, I am consistently looking for ways to suppor...
Thursday, September 19, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) CDR and WCMA awarded Dairy Business Innovation Initiative grant » Center for Dairy Research and Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Awarded Dairy Business Innovation Initiative Grant...
Monday, September 16, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) DBA president’s comments about proposed livestock siting rule changes » DBA President Tom Crave made the following comments today at a press conference about proposed changes to the state’s live...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Gov. Evers Attends Midwest U.S.—Japan Association Conference, Meets with Corporate Leaders » TOKYO — Gov. Tony Evers participated in the first full day of the Midwest U.S.–Japan Association (MWJA) Conference in Toky...
Friday, September 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Gov. Evers, State Business Leaders Depart Today for Trade Mission to Japan » MADISON – Governor Tony Evers will leave Wisconsin today for a nine-day trade mission to Japan where he will meet with Jap...
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