More than 60 rural advocates, including voices from Wisconsin, met in Des Moines, Iowa, for the Rural Policy Action Summit. Their goal was to share ideas, build solutions, and highlight urgent needs ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins approved significant waivers altering the definition of allowable food purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for Indiana ...

Wisconsin will begin testing raw milk from dairy farms for signs of H5N1 avian influenza, joining a national effort to protect both animal and human health. This new testing initiative follows USDA’s ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is urging residents to be cautious while driving this nesting season as turtles are on the move. From late May through June, Wisconsin’s 11 turtle ...

“We expected the MAHA report to attack pesticides, particularly glyphosate and atrazine. Leaders of the MAHA movement continue to make unsubstantiated health claims against the herbicides which aren’t ...

Recently, R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard and sheep industry advocate Carson Jorgensen met with White House officials to present a revitalization strategy for the declining U.S. cattle and sheep ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase up to $67 million worth of domestically produced fresh seafood, fruits, and ...

Wisconsin has launched a mandatory milk testing program to detect the avian flu virus (H5N1) in dairy farms. This initiative is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s national surveillance plan.

Corn growers in southern and central Wisconsin should begin monitoring for black cutworm (BCW) damage starting May 21. This pest poses a threat to young corn plants, especially when larvae reach the ...

The Great Lakes region, especially Milwaukee, is quickly becoming a global leader in water technology. At the confluence of the Milwaukee and Menominee rivers, you can witness the rise of a new “blue ...

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced that the state will begin monthly milk testing as part of a national effort to detect highly pathogenic ...