What can farmers expect in 2025? Here's what Pete Hardin said.
Dec 20, 2024 · “I do not know where the UW economists got this 15-cent figure. I think it’s going to be a lot higher,” Hardin said. Dairy co-ops in the Upper Midwest want to keep the milk order and most will likely bloc vote “yes” in the name of their members, but Hardin thinks that the Upper Midwest is one region of the country that could do fine without a FMMO.
What's the difference between Rime Ice and Hoar Frost?
Jan 5, 2021 · Mother Nature's handiwork can be a bit confusing at times. The development of hoar frost typically occurs on relatively clear nights when air with a dewpoint below 32° is brought to saturation by cooling.
Poultry and turkeys have been hit hardest by bird flu this year.
Nov 21, 2024 · Avian Influenza hits turkeys and eggs hardest. With more than 100 million birds affected – and since March 2024, dairy cattle, too – the current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been giving farmers and consumers headaches for nearly three years.Since the first detection in dairy, avian influenza has been detected in …
Total US cattle herd drops to lowest level since 1951. Why?
Feb 29, 2024 · But that supply of feeder cattle will likely tighten during the rest of this year. The smallest beef calf crop since 1948, brought on by drought and high feed prices and the contraction of the beef cow herd, along with a significant decrease in replacement beef heifers, means that there won’t be as many cattle to put in feedlots to replace those going out.
Something Special from Wisconsin, Wisconsin Made support small …
Dec 18, 2024 · For squeaky cheese curds, consider this fifth-generation farm in Stevens Point. Feltz Family Farms does more than produce milk. The fifth-generation dairy farm located near Stevens Point has also expanded to include a Farmstead Cheese Plant and dairy store where customers can purchase cheese and other products made from the milk of the family's 300-head herd of dairy cows.
Check out the latest market report for the week of Dec. 30, 2024.
Dec 30, 2024 · Holstein steers 400-600 lbs: Up to 230.00. Holstein steers 600-800 lbs: 191.00-237.00. Holstein steers over 800 lbs: No test. Johnson Creek Equity Livestock: Dec. 23, 2024
Here's a look back on headlines that impacted Wisconsin ag in 2024
Dec 26, 2024 · APRIL. Kwik Trip announced that it will discontinue the sale of Nature's Touch bagged milk across all stores beginning in May 2024. Less than a week after sick dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas tested positive for bird flu, Texas state officials reported that a person in the state has been infected with the virus after coming into close contact with the infected cows.
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China owns less than 1% of foreign-owned farmland in the US
Jul 12, 2024 · A report this year from the U.S. Government Accountability Office recommended the U.S. Department of Agriculture improve the reliability and timeliness of its data.. Also this year, U.S. Sen.Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill with bipartisan support in an effort to improve reporting and enforcement of existing federal laws on foreign farmland ownership.
DHS: First human case of bird flu confirmed in Wisconsin
Dec 22, 2024 · Wisconsin health officials have confirmed the first human case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) received test results from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) from specimens collected from a presumptive positive human case of bird flu from a worker at a commercial turkey farm in Barron County.