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Wednesday, August 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) DBA Packer Tailgate Party: Changes add to excitement » Looking for a night out? Bring the family and experience a Green Bay Packers game! Enjoy mixing and mingling with...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Redrock View Farms: Family & community » The journey for Redrock View Farms in Darlington began in 1985 when the Carpenter family milked about 90 cows. Steve and...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Connect on values to build your story » Raise your hand if you’ve seen or heard the words “share your story” in the past month? OK, you can put them down. Too...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) DBA's Policy Radar for August » Budget : The June 30 deadline to pass a new state budget has come and gone, therefore the state will be operating at fundi...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Rule revision: Making solutions fair » The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last month released its proposed revisions for NR 151, the administrative...
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Social media tip: Live feeds » Are you adventurous? Social media gives you the opportunity to be by experimenting with the Facebook, Instagram and Twitte...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Policy radar for July » Regulatory review : Senate and Assembly leaders have introduced a bill to further protect farms and businesses from undue...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Tipping point? Plenty of work ahead » When DBA was formed 18 years ago, the future of dairy farming in Wisconsin looked dim. Local permitting headaches had obst...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Filling the void: DBA extends expertise » As dairy professionals, we enjoy the freedom of being independent business owners. However, we are anything but independen...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) #Sustainability journey: Videos showcase stewardship » By Joanna Wavrunek and Jamie Mara, public relations team They use words like legacy, stewards, care, community, pa...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Merry-Water Farms: Pride in stewardship » Merry-Water Farms started when Thomas Ledger bought a parcel of land in 1850 in Linn Township 2 miles south of Geneva Lake...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Seizing moments to stand up for farming » Don Meyer has never been the type of person to attend a town hall meeting. In that regard, he’s probably not unlike...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Dairy Golf Classic rescheduled for Aug. 16 » Whether rain is welcomed or unwanted depends on timing. Well, the timing was definitely off last month when heavy rains...
Monday, June 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Contact us with your VTA Problems and Calf Hutch Run-Off » Since last spring, the DNR has been implementing rules and regulations, primarily through the CAFO permit process, forcing...
Monday, June 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) DBA's Policy Radar for June » Transportation : The recently released Assembly plan uses additional revenue created by gas price reforms to further reduc...
Monday, June 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Member Matters: Policy Picnics » Last year, DBA joined forces with the Dairy Business Milk Marketing Cooperative to host Policy Picnics around the state....
Monday, June 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) DBA welcomes new team member » DBA is proud to welcome Aaron Stauffacher as the associate director of government affairs. Aaron interned with the DBA sin...
Monday, June 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Fetzer Farms: adapting, improving » Adapting is something the Fetzers do very well. The dairy farming family takes pride in improvements over the years t...
Monday, June 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Improvement journey: Dairy Strong Sustainability Alliance » In agriculture, “continuous improvement” is a simple concept — and certainly nothing new to today’s farmers. Simply put, y...
Monday, June 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Being heard requires right message and mode » Being heard is more important than ever, but also seems more difficult in today’s world. There are many avenues out there:...
Monday, June 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) High-cap wells: Battle that chose us » The passage of legislation to protect existing investments in high-capacity wells marks a turning point in the years-long...
Thursday, June 1, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Be social during #JuneDairyMonth » #JuneDairyMonth is the perfect time to share the positive story of the dairy community on social media. We understand that...
Friday, May 5, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Growing influence: Latino culture » By MaryBeth Matzek for DBA Dairy farmers, processors and food companies looking for a ripe market would be wise to...
Thursday, April 27, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Social media tip: How to grow your social media audience » “Slow and steady wins the race” is an expression to follow when trying to gain followers on social media pages. I understa...
Thursday, April 27, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Social media tip: How to create a Facebook page » It’s important that the dairy community engages the public about how dairy foods are produced. A Facebook page for...
Monday, April 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) DBA's Policy Radar » A glance at issues DBA is tracking: Transportation: The transportation debate revolves around whether to c...
Monday, April 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Begert Hoofcare to support DBA » Begert Hoofcare, a Central Wisconsin Ag Services company in Alma Center, Wis., is excited to announce a new program that w...
Monday, April 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Member Matters: Golf outing June 15 » For each of the past 14 years, the DBA has had almost 300 dairy farmers and allied professionals convene upon a Wisconsin...
Monday, April 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) #JuneDairyMonth: Ready, set, post! » June Dairy Month brings a great opportunity for the dairy community to engage our customers. Let’s do it together. It...
Monday, April 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Mystic Valley Dairy: A genetics journey » It began with Toystory. That’s the bull that started Mitch and Jacquie Breunig down the path to outstanding genetics at th...
Monday, April 24, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Love cheese? Love your farmer, too » I am a fan of cheese. This was true long before I moved to Wisconsin or started working on behalf of dairy farmers....
Monday, April 17, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Milk market loss: Priorities are members' needs now, long-term fixes to trade » Hello everyone, We want to bring you up to speed on our work regarding the Canadian milk market issue and the effect on...
Friday, April 7, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Trade concerns: Tweet to Congress » Today, 140 characters can create a large impact. DBA's public relations team put together tweets to help you vocalize conc...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Agriculture's voice loud at state hearing » Numerous farmers and supporters of agriculture lined up on March 15 at the Capitol in Madison to share with a committee of...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Weiland Dairy: Employees shine » Roger and Tammy Weiland along with one of their three sons, Brady, own Weiland Dairy, which is located in Columbus, Wis.,...
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