Category Archives: Farm News
Nomination Period Open for Wisconsin Potato Industry Board
Wisconsin potato growers interested in serving on the Wisconsin Potato Industry Board (WPIB) have until April 1 to submit their nomination form. Forms should be submitted to the Wisconsin Department o...
Feb 16, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
March 15 Last Day to Complete Enrollment for 2021 Agriculture Risk Coverage, Price Loss Coverage Programs
Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2021 must do so by March 15. Producers who have not yet signed a 2021 ...
Feb 14, 2021 RichardBH / CC
"Silvopasture" Movement Reaches WI
As brutal cold grips the upper Midwest, some farm animals are getting protection from the wind in forested settings. They're being raised through a form of sustainable agriculture that's gaining atten...
Feb 13, 2021
Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board Election Results Announced
Wisconsin's corn growers have elected one new director and re-elected two directors to the industry's market order board. Elected in District 3, which covers multiple Counties including Door, Outagami...
Feb 11, 2021 joeannenah / CC
DATCP Resumes Limited In-person Commercial Pesticide Applicator Certification Exams
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is now offering limited in-person commercial pesticide applicator certification exams at its Waukesha and Wausau testing ...
Jan 31, 2021 SupportPDX / CC
USDA and Dairy Farmers Work Together to Mitigate Risk for 2021
In an unprecedented year, USDA staff and dairy producers across the country worked together to protect dairy operations for the 2021 production year under USDA's risk management program options - the ...
Jan 28, 2021 steve p2008 / CC
USDA Offers Additional Assistance for Certain Producers Through Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This update wi...
Jan 21, 2021
USDA Seeks Members for Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking members for a new advisory committee on urban agriculture, part of a broader effort to focus on the needs of urban farmers. The 12-person committee...
Jan 16, 2021 StateofIsrael / CC
FCA Board Approves Criminal Referral Bookletter
Farm Credit Administration board has approved a bookletter that provides additional guidance to Farm Credit System institutions on implementing the FCA criminal referral regulations. The regulations w...
Jan 15, 2021
DATCP Launches Virtual Support Groups for Farmers and Farm Couples
In a continued effort to help Wisconsin farmers access mental health resources, the Wisconsin Farm Center at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is launching...
Jan 10, 2021 Worried young farmer standing on field and looking at papers from bank, tractor in background
