Category Archives: Farm Show

As concerns about bird flu continue nationwide, Dubuque County is using state-administered grant funds to provide dairy farm workers easier access to influenza vaccines. While no poultry flocks or dai...

The US Department of Agriculture will begin testing raw milk from dairy silos around the nation in an effort to better track the H5N1 bird flu that has been spreading in dairy cattle since March. The ...

John Deere says it's laying off more production workers at its Waterloo Operations. In a statement, John Deere says approximately 110 employees will be placed on indefinite layoff effective January 3r...

Deere & Co. reported dips in sales and net income for both the recently completed quarter and the entire fiscal year during an earnings call Thursday morning. The company reported a net income of ...

Viroqua farmers and small business owners were invited to discuss small business and family farm issues at a state legislative roundtable on Monday. 96th Assembly District Candidate Tara Johnson was i...

A bird flu outbreak has been affecting American farms for the past few years and it's now reportedly spreading to domestic pets around the country. Since the start of the bird flu outbreak, H5N1 bird ...

Wisconsin's finals for 'Alice In Dairyland' will take place in Crawford County next year. In a release Thursday, it was announced that Wisconsin's current Alice In Dairyland, Halei Heinzel, will visit...

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Pioneer Farm is leading the way in agricultural innovation with the introduction of the GreenFeed machine, a groundbreaking technology in livestock emissions ...

A longtime Agriculture teacher and FFA Advisor has died. 83 year old Jerry Sherwin of Cuba City died on Tuesday-July 9th. Jerry Sherwin was a Platteville native. He began his teaching career at Potosi...

Dubuque County Fair officials have opted to cancel the open class dairy show at this year's fair according to published reports. The decision is in response to the H5N1 bird flu, which has been detect...