Category Archives: Farm News
USDA Announces Quality Loss Assistance Now Available for Eligible Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced that signup for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program began earlier this week. Funded by the Further Consolidate...
Jan 09, 2021
Two Area FFA Members Receive FFA Foundation SAE Grants
In a record-setting day, the Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Grant committee of the Wisconsin FFA Foundation awarded over $31,000 in grants to Wisconsin FFA members. Forty-eight members from ...
Dec 27, 2020
FSA County Committees Seek Advisor Nominations
The Calumet, Manitowoc and Sheboygan County Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices are currently searching for minority producers interested in serving as an advisor to the FSA County Committees. It is rec...
Dec 15, 2020 Jim Epler / CC
Ag, Conservation Groups Set Up Drive to Tackle Climate Change
Wisconsin is among the states where a number of farmers have adopted conservation practices to help tackle climate change issues and improve the health of their land. A new national alliance aims to b...
Dec 13, 2020 Puddles on a country road, green field, trees on the horizon and white clouds on blue sky
Plans Move Forward for Farm Technology Days 2021
After the event was canceled this year, the people in charge of Farm Technology Days are moving forward with plans to hold the annual event in 2021. Next year's iteration is scheduled to take place Ju...
Dec 04, 2020
Applications Open Now for Dairy Processor Grants
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites Wisconsin dairy processors to apply for the next round of Dairy Processor Grants through January 15, 2021. The fu...
Dec 04, 2020 Pictures of Money / CC
Pesticide Applicator In-person Certification Testing Suspended, Certification Extended
Due to COVID-19, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is suspending pesticide applicator in-person certification testing until further notice. As a result, DA...
Dec 01, 2020
USDA to Open Signup for the Conservation Reserve Program and CRP Grasslands in Early 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the 2021 signup periods for general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and CRP Grasslands offers. General signup for CRP will be open from January 4...
Nov 21, 2020
Farm Wisconsin Hires New Program Manager
The Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center has hired a former "Alice In Dairyland" as a Program Manager. Abigail Martin, who earned a degree in Dairy Science at UW Madison in 2018, represents the fourth gene...
Nov 19, 2020
The Deadline is Approaching to Apply for the USDA’S CFAP 2
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) is Dec. 11, 2020. This pr...
Nov 17, 2020 Shqipe Asani / CC
