Category Archives: Farm News
USDA Invests $20.5 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure in Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Wisconsin State Director Frank Frassetto announced that USDA is investing $1.6 billion to build or improve rural electric infrastructure in 21 s...
Jun 23, 2020
Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection Starts Podcast for Farmers
Given the variety of ongoing challenges facing the agriculture industry, from low prices and uncertain markets to inclement weather and COVID-19, it's no surprise Wisconsin farmers and their families ...
Jun 23, 2020 Seika / CC
Trempealeau County Deer Farm Tests Positive for CWD
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that two deer at a Trempealeau County hunting ranch have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). Results were c...
Jun 10, 2020 Rising Damp / CC
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Election Results Announced
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) dba Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) 2020 Board of Directors elec...
Jun 08, 2020 steve p2008 / CC
FSA Expands Set-Aside Loan Provision for Customers Impacted by COVID-19
USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) will broaden the use of the Disaster Set-Aside (DSA) loan provision, normally used in the wake of natural disasters, to allow farmers with USDA farm loans who are affe...
Jun 02, 2020
NPPC Urges Quick Senate Action on Legislative Relief for Hog Farmers
COVID-19 related challenges have taken a severe financial and emotional toll on U.S. hog farmers, and rapid federal government assistance is needed to help thousands of pork producers weather this cri...
May 29, 2020 Jay Tamboli / CC
Farmers and Ranchers in Wisconsin Can Now Apply for Financial Assistance
Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. The application and a paymen...
May 28, 2020
USDA Releases Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America'...
May 21, 2020 Shqipe Asani / CC
It's Been an “Excellent” Start to the Spring Planting Season
Scott Gunderson says farmers are between three and a half to four weeks "ahead of the 2019 planting schedule." The UW-Extension Manitowoc Agriculture agent spoke with Seehafer News this week about wha...
May 15, 2020
USDA’s New CRP Pilot Program Offers Longer-Term Conservation Benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) will open signup this summer for CLEAR30, a new pilot program that offers farmers and landowners an opportunity to enroll in a 30-year Co...
May 06, 2020
