As part of Platteville's plans to mark its bicentennial next year, the city seeks to recognize century family farms within the Platteville School District. Anyone who owns a century family farm within district boundaries, or knows of such a farm, is asked to contact Platteville Common Council Member Kathy Kopp.

WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Aug. 12, 2026 - The 2026 Governor's Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction generated $405,036 to support Wisconsin State Fair junior livestock exhibitors, continuing a tradition of investing in the next generation of agricultural leaders. Hosted by the Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation in partnership w...

A Seattle, Washington based company is the new owner of White Hill Cheese in Shullsburg. Kurt Dammeier and his management team from Beecher's Handmade Cheese arrived in Shullsburg on Wednesday to discuss the company's history and future plans. For more information go to beechershandmadecheese.com

The White Hill Cheese manufacturing plant in the Village of Shullsburg has been sold to a Seattle, Washington based company. The community was devastated economically on Monday this week when Prairie Farms Dairy announced the closure of the plants in the village, including White Hill Cheese. Approximately 100 jobs woul...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said the state "stands ready" to protect livestock and farmers from screwworm. Naig's statement came in a press release issued Friday, two days after the U.S. Department confirmed the nation's first case of New World Screw Worm was detected in Texas. Screw Worm is a par...

State Representative Travis Tranel celebrated June Dairy Month at the 44th annual Crawford County Dairy Breakfast on Saturday. As a dairy farm family themselves, the Tranel's joined residents at Payne Rock Acres to support Wisconsin agriculture. Rep. Tranel, the Assembly Agriculture Committee Chair, praised local produ...

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has selected a new Alice in Dairyland. Anastasia Poull of Port Washington has been selected as Wisconsin's 79th Alice in Dairyland. Poull earned three bachelor's degrees in animal science, agricultural leadership, and agricultural science, w...

The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced eleven nominees for nine open seats in the 2026 Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (DFW) Board of Directors election. Nine districts are up for election, which began on May 1. In District 22, which covers Grant County, Patrick R. Schroeder of Lancas...

UW-Platteville National Soils Contest The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Collegiate Soils Team placed 4th in the recent National Contest hosted by North Carolina State. This was the largest National Soils Contest in its 64 year history with more than 300 students representing 28 universities. The UW-Platteville So...

The new Wisconsin Farm Bureau District 3 Coordinator is Emma Wallace. Emma grew up on her family's dairy farm near Belmont in Lafayette County, where she continues to play an active role alongside her family. she holds bachelor's degrees in dairy science and agricultural business from UW-Platteville. As District 3 Coor...