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...

Deere & Company announced it has reached a settlement in a "right to repair" lawsuit filed in 2022, bringing the case to a close without any admission of wrongdoing. The agreement, pending approval from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, resolves claims related to customer acce...

Applications are now open for the next Alice in Dairyland. Those interested have until January 30th to apply to be the 79th Alice in Dairyland. Applicants should have an interest in Wisconsin agriculture, public speaking experience, and be at least 21 years old. The current Alice, Sarah Hagenow, says the job is a once ...

Wisconsin Soybean Association is speaking out against a potential drone ban after the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) banned the import and sale of all new drone models made by foreign manufacturers. This ban includes the world's largest drone maker DJI, adding them into a Covered List of entities deemed to...

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced the detection of bird flu in a dairy herd in Dodge County on Sunday, marking the first confirmed case in Wisconsin dairy cattle. The department has tested more than 24,000 samples for the disease, which had all been negative until ...

Two Southwest Wisconsin Dairy Processors are recipients of a Dairy Business Builder Grant from the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance. Moundview Dairy of Platteville and Uplands Cheese of Dodgeville were each selected to receive $100,000. Moundview Diary will be purchasing two 1500 gallon tanks to increase storage capa...

University extension services in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin will hold the 14th annual Driftless Region Beef Conference in January in Dubuque. The event will be held Jan. 22 and 23 at Grand River Center, according to a press release. Topics include the role and value of basic biosecurity, the movement of ticks into th...

Experts on dairy risk management, farm policy, climatology and more will be featured at an upcoming seminar in Dubuque. The 39th annual Tri-State Agriculture Lender's Seminar will be held from 9:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Oct. 29 at Q Casino + Resort. According to a press release, topics will include farm policy, resiliency...