Wisconsin

74th Alice in Dairyland Finals Cancelled

January 5, 2021 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced today the cancellation of the 74th annual Alice in Dairyland finals, previously set to be held in Walworth County in May 2021. The 75th [Read More …]

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Wisconsin Youth 4-H and FFA livestock educational programming

December 23, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For youth and adults on the 2nd Thursday of the month from Jan.-May The Wisconsin Youth Livestock Program (WYLP), in connection with the University of Wisconsin Madison Animal & Dairy Sciences Department, College of Agricultural [Read More …]

The Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker program

December 21, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Master cheesemakers use milk as a canvas for their artistic cheese creations, opening new markets and opportunities for Wisconsin milk. The Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker® program has taken Wisconsin’s reputation as the home of award-winning cheese to another level, enhancing its quality image with unparalleled standards. This [Read More …]

Gov. Evers Announces Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity Releases Report and Ten Action Recommendations

December 18, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Gov. Tony Evers today announced the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity has released “Rural Voices for Prosperity: A Report of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity,” which calls for coordinated measures [Read More …]

CentralStar Cooperative hires eight interns for summer 2021

December 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, has hired eight interns to fill various roles during the summer of 2021. There are five artificial insemination (A.I.) interns, two laboratory interns, [Read More …]

Triple-Digit Online Sales Puts Cheese at the Top of Everyone’s Wish List This Year

December 14, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

While 2020 brought many challenges, it also brought with it a return to comfort. Online sales for lounge wear and streaming services are at an all-time high, and when it comes to comfort food, cheese [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2021

December 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2021, now scheduled for July 20-22, 2021, will take place at Huntsinger Farms, the largest grower and processor of Horseradish in the United States. Originally scheduled for July 2020, the Eau [Read More …]

Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic goes virtual

December 7, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Welcomes out-of-state attendees to Jan. 11-13 online conference and tradeshow Wisconsin’s premier agribusiness industry event, the Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic, will be held virtually in 2021—opening it up to interested individuals across the region and the [Read More …]

Tramburg Named Vita Plus Vice President of Operations

November 25, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

John Tramburg was recently named Vita Plus vice president of operations. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Tramburg will provide leadership for all areas related to operations at Vita Plus facilities, including customer service, manufacturing, distribution and [Read More …]

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 32 of The Dairy Signal™

November 11, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Free online episodes offer insights to help producers make informed decisions Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW), announces the line-up of speakers for week 32 of The Dairy Signal™ educational programs. This week’s line-up features a diverse [Read More …]

Big Wins for Prairie Farms at 2020 NMPF Cheese Contest

November 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Prairie Farms brings home 13 awards including four 1st Place finishes A best-in-class cheeses tradition continues at Prairie Farms following a contest leading 13 awards presented to its plants at the 2020 National Milk Producers [Read More …]

Study shows air quality improving in the dairy state

October 28, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Report confirms decreasing concentrations of most pollutants across the state Wisconsin’s air quality is improving. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 2020 Air Quality Trends Report has been released and confirms decreasing concentrations of [Read More …]

Dairy donations have win-win potential

October 26, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Shirt sales support local food banks and the dairy community Hunger and food insecurity affects millions of Americans across the country. Dairy product donations to food banks offer a pipeline to move products from farm [Read More …]

Foremost Farms USA® Sells Preston Plant to Diversified Ingredients

October 26, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Foremost Farms USA and Diversified Ingredients today announced that Foremost Farms plans to sell its Preston, Minnesota, manufacturing facility to Diversified Ingredients. The final closing on the sale will take place on or before Nov. [Read More …]

Compeer Financial elects Board of Directors

October 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cade, Holmgren and Peters reelected to Compeer Financial board Compeer Financial, a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative serving Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin, is pleased to announce the results of its 2020 board of directors election. Member-owners [Read More …]

Dairy Innovation Hub releases first annual report

October 19, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Report reflects progress and activities from initial funding approval through June 2020 The Dairy Innovation Hub has released its first annual report that reflects progress and activities from initial funding approval by the Wisconsin Legislature [Read More …]

DATCP Encourages Consumers to Participate in Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October 5, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

For many Wisconsinites, 2020 has been a groundbreaking year for the use of technological connection to maintain daily life. Our jobs, our schools, societal well-being, economic prosperity and nation’s security are dependent on the internet. [Read More …]

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National Farmer’s Day – Celebrate Your Dairy’s Story

October 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

National Farmer’s Day on October 12 offers the perfect opportunity to create and strengthen our connections with consumers on social media and in your community. I urge you to take a few minutes to engage [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast: Brittany Olson of Barron County, Wisconsin on the need for a fair pricing system

October 2, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Brittany Olson dairy farms with her husband and his family in Barron County, Wisconsin. She’s also a writer and an advocate for traditional small size operations. She believes a dairy industry with diverse farm sizes [Read More …]

CentralStar Cooperative accepts applications for 2021 summer internships

September 23, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

CentralStar Cooperative serves dairy and beef producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana. They have eight agricultural-related internship opportunities available for summer, 2021: five in artificial insemination (A.I), two in milk and diagnostic testing, and one [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Support Program distributes over $8 million in second round of funding

September 23, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The numbers are in from the second round of the Wisconsin Farm Support Program, a joint program between the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP), and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) [Read More …]

Farmers Ask Polk County Board to Obey the Law or Face Costly & Criminal Consequences

September 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Venture Dairy Cooperative (VDC), Wisconsin Dairy Alliance (WDA), and Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), and the thousands of farmers and businesses tied to Wisconsin agriculture they collectively represent, are speaking out against the proposed ordinances [Read More …]

Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity to hold final listening session on Sept. 16

September 15, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Meeting will give rural Wisconsin residents opportunity to speak out The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity will hold its final virtual listening session on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. for [Read More …]

Scholarships awarded to dairy leaders of tomorrow students

September 10, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Scholarships honor students who are advancing their education in dairy-related fields Paige Peiffer of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania and Brenna Murry of Mosinee, Wisconsin were recently awarded scholarships through the Dairy Excellence Foundation’s Dairy Leaders of [Read More …]

Tom Kestell challenge’s “status quo” thinking in dairy

September 4, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With terrific production, a nearly 45,000-lb. herd average, high type, and over half the herd are Excellent cows, award winning dairyman Tom Kestell of Waldo, Wisconsin talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News about making [Read More …]

Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity to hold first of three listening sessions beginning Aug. 31

August 27, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Panel offers multiple ways for rural Wisconsin residents to speak out The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity will hold the first of three virtual listening sessions on Monday, Aug. 31, from 12 to [Read More …]

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Wisconsin Dairy Producer Survey Provides Industry Snapshot

August 21, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has published the results of its 2020 dairy producer survey on its website. Results of the previous survey, completed in 2010, also are posted on [Read More …]

Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board scholarship

August 17, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Cayley Vande Berg wins $1,000 dairy youth scholarship The Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board is pleased to announce Cayley Vande Berg of Eldorado, Wis. as the winner of their 2020 $1,000 dairy youth scholarship. [Read More …]

Wisconsin Farm Support Program Reopens for Applications

August 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

With $8.4 million still available to support Wisconsin agricultural producers, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds farmers who have been impacted by COVID-19 that the Wisconsin Farm Support Program is [Read More …]

Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council Applications Due Aug. 21

August 12, 2020 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds interested high school seniors to apply now for the new Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. Applications will be accepted through August 21, 2020. Self-nominations include [Read More …]

74th Alice in Dairyland Finals Cancelled

Wisconsin Youth 4-H and FFA livestock educational programming

The Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker program

Gov. Evers Announces Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity Releases Report and Ten Action Recommendations

CentralStar Cooperative hires eight interns for summer 2021

Triple-Digit Online Sales Puts Cheese at the Top of Everyone’s Wish List This Year

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days 2021

Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic goes virtual

Tramburg Named Vita Plus Vice President of Operations

New Line-up of Speakers Announced for Week 32 of The Dairy Signal™

Big Wins for Prairie Farms at 2020 NMPF Cheese Contest

Study shows air quality improving in the dairy state

Dairy donations have win-win potential

Foremost Farms USA® Sells Preston Plant to Diversified Ingredients

Compeer Financial elects Board of Directors

Dairy Innovation Hub releases first annual report

DATCP Encourages Consumers to Participate in Cybersecurity Awareness Month

National Farmer’s Day – Celebrate Your Dairy’s Story

DairyVoice Podcast: Brittany Olson of Barron County, Wisconsin on the need for a fair pricing system

CentralStar Cooperative accepts applications for 2021 summer internships

Wisconsin Farm Support Program distributes over $8 million in second round of funding

Farmers Ask Polk County Board to Obey the Law or Face Costly & Criminal Consequences

Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity to hold final listening session on Sept. 16

Scholarships awarded to dairy leaders of tomorrow students

Tom Kestell challenge’s “status quo” thinking in dairy

Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Rural Prosperity to hold first of three listening sessions beginning Aug. 31

Wisconsin Dairy Producer Survey Provides Industry Snapshot

Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board scholarship

Wisconsin Farm Support Program Reopens for Applications

Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council Applications Due Aug. 21

What’s Your Communication Level? by John Ellsworth

Born of the Bond Series Premiere Shines Spotlight on Veterinary Care Deserts

Dairy’s Big GLP-1 Moment: 5 Risks Processors Need to Know

Summer Is Over: Use This Fall to Evaluate Summer Heat Stress