Wisconsin

Cheese: Bringing People Together All Over the World

November 29, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Once a small store located on Old World Third Street in Milwaukee, today the Wisconsin Cheese Mart is a national Wisconsin Cheese retailer, offering more than 150 different cheeses and shipping to all 50 states. [Read More …]

A battle brews in rural Wisconsin over factory farms

November 21, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

A community divided. A local official accused of self-dealing. A top political appointee ousted from his job. In Wisconsin, a state where the footprint of agribusiness is growing, the question of how to regulate factory [Read More …]

Evers admin. makes push to save Ag secretary job

November 6, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Wisconsin’s agriculture secretary was fighting to save his job Monday Wisconsin’s agriculture secretary was fighting to save his job Monday, calling senators to urge their support while Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ top aide reached out [Read More …]

DairyVoice Podcast Features Wisconsin Dairyman Discussing Dairy’s Need for Change

October 31, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Episode 5 of DairyVoice Podcast features Wisconsin Dairyman Pete Kappelman DairyBusiness has released Episode 5 of the DairyVoice Podcast, featuring Wisconsin Dairyman Pete Kappelman. Pete is a fourth generation Wisconsin dairyman who has moved from [Read More …]

Judicious Use of Antibiotics: Dairy Producers Recognized for Advancing the Industry

October 29, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Boehringer Ingelheim celebrates best practices, Producers for Progress recognition program Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) recognized three Wisconsin dairy producers who demonstrated their commitment to the well-being of animals, consumers and the industry with the judicious use [Read More …]

DCHA to meet April 7-9, in Madison, Wisconsin

October 15, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

“Shaping the Future” is the theme of the 2020 Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) Annual Conference, April 7, 8 and 9. The meeting will be held at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison Wis. Attendees [Read More …]

Host selected for 2022 Farm Technology Days

October 11, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Roehl Acres and Rustic Occasions to host Clark County Farm Technology Days Roehl Acres of Loyal has been selected as the host farm for the 2022 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days in Clark County. Owned by [Read More …]

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson calls small dairy farms a Wisconsin a US tradition

October 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Johnson tells reporters “we want to do everything we can to preserve” small dairies Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says he sees small dairy farms as both American and Wisconsin traditions, while refusing to directly [Read More …]

Wis. governor ‘resents’ comments by ag secretary

October 7, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 1

Evers says Perdue “kind of put the pox on small farming in the state” Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he “resents” that President Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary suggested small dairy farms need to get bigger [Read More …]

Farmers attend Dairy Strong for free – Register by Nov. 1

October 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Dairy farmers who register by Nov. 1 are invited to attend Dairy Strong for free Jan. 22-23, 2020, hundreds of dairy farmers from throughout Wisconsin, the Midwest and the nation will come to the Monona [Read More …]

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Wisconsin Wins National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest Again

October 2, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Winning the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest for the third year in a row was the team from Wisconsin. This group, placing first in both overall and reasons, consists of team members Abigail Powers, [Read More …]

2019 Wisconsin Cow of the Year

September 23, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Milk-n-More Tequila Naomi, a seven-year-old Jersey, has been named Cow of the Year Milk-n-More Tequila Naomi, a seven-year-old Jersey bred and owned by Milk-n-More Farms of Cecil, has been named the 2019 Wisconsin Cow of [Read More …]

Wisconsin State groups call for halt to livestock farm siting rule changes

September 18, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

A host of groups representing nearly every aspect of Wisconsin’s livestock agriculture industry are together calling for the state’s ag oversight agency to reject proposed changes to rules that regulate local approval of new or [Read More …]

DTE Biomass Energy opens first renewable natural gas processing and interstate injection site in Wisconsin

September 16, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

DTE Biomass Energy, a non-regulated subsidiary of DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE), today announced it has opened its first and the state of Wisconsin’s first combined dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) processing and interstate injection facility. [Read More …]

Outcome In Latest Intelligen Litigation

September 13, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Genus plc (LSE: GNS), a global pioneer in animal genetics, announces that on 9 September 2019 the jury in the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin held that Genus’ sexing semen technology, [Read More …]

American Cheese Society Competition held

August 13, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Wisconsin sweeps elite cheese competition Fans from the State of Cheese® proudly waved their flags and winners paraded across the stage as Wisconsin received 122 awards at the 36th annual American Cheese Society (ACS) Competition [Read More …]

Seven scholarship recipients awarded by CentralStar Cooperative

August 9, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

CentralStar Cooperative, serving dairy and beef producers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, is awarding seven individuals with scholarships this summer for the upcoming school year. CentralStar is the result of a May 1, 2019, merger [Read More …]

Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lensch discussion of the Dairy Experience Forum

August 8, 2019 DairyBusiness News Team DP 0

Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lensch describes to Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness News how the entire consumer supply chain… “from the farm to the fridge”… was the focus of the Dairy Experience Forum held July 16 [Read More …]

Meeting Wisconsin’s conservation challenges

June 28, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

Report tells the stories of how county conservation offices rose to challenges last year Torrential rains, flooding, and water quality concerns underscore the importance of addressing conservation challenges, says the introduction to the newly published [Read More …]

Dairy Task Force 2.0 Adopts Final Report

June 27, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0 voted unanimously to adopt their final report at a meeting in Madison on Friday, June 21, 2019. This report includes the 51 recommendations approved by the group at previous [Read More …]

Celebrate Wisconsin’s dairy pride this June

June 4, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The place for beautiful dairy farms, productive cows, delicious cheese The words “Wisconsin” and “dairy” go hand in hand. I cannot imagine one without the other. Wherever I go, when I introduce myself, people everywhere [Read More …]

Newtrient Applauds Wisconsin State Senate Passage of Bill to Improve Water Quality at a Lower Cost to All

May 17, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

The Wisconsin State Senate unanimously passed legislation that will boost Wisconsin’s water quality trading programs, leading to more financially sustainable ways to improve water quality. The legislation is designed to increase participation in Wisconsin’s current [Read More …]

CentralStar merger poised for success

May 3, 2019 DairyBusiness News Yoda 0

CentralStar’s genetic and reproduction service area includes all of Wisconsin and Michigan The cooperatives formerly known as NorthStar Cooperative Inc. and East Central/Select Sires open a new chapter in history, today, merging under the name [Read More …]

Cheese: Bringing People Together All Over the World

A battle brews in rural Wisconsin over factory farms

Evers admin. makes push to save Ag secretary job

DairyVoice Podcast Features Wisconsin Dairyman Discussing Dairy’s Need for Change

Judicious Use of Antibiotics: Dairy Producers Recognized for Advancing the Industry

DCHA to meet April 7-9, in Madison, Wisconsin

Host selected for 2022 Farm Technology Days

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson calls small dairy farms a Wisconsin a US tradition

Wis. governor ‘resents’ comments by ag secretary

Farmers attend Dairy Strong for free – Register by Nov. 1

Wisconsin Wins National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest Again

2019 Wisconsin Cow of the Year

Wisconsin State groups call for halt to livestock farm siting rule changes

DTE Biomass Energy opens first renewable natural gas processing and interstate injection site in Wisconsin

Outcome In Latest Intelligen Litigation

American Cheese Society Competition held

Seven scholarship recipients awarded by CentralStar Cooperative

Midwest Dairy CEO Lucas Lensch discussion of the Dairy Experience Forum

Meeting Wisconsin’s conservation challenges

Dairy Task Force 2.0 Adopts Final Report

Celebrate Wisconsin’s dairy pride this June

Newtrient Applauds Wisconsin State Senate Passage of Bill to Improve Water Quality at a Lower Cost to All

CentralStar merger poised for success

Experience a Wisconsin-Centric Farm to Feast Event at the Crave Brothers Farm

Judges named for 2019 All American Jersey Shows

Now is the time to invest in dairy research

Clemson Blue Cheese earns recognition in cheese-crazy Wisconsin

DBA and dairy farmers push solutions at Dairy Day at the Wisconsin Capitol

Time for Trump to Dig Out of the Tariff Pit

Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0 to meet March 15

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

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