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Hearing on raw milk attracts large crowd

Wisconsin News
- Wisconsin legislators heard over 10 hours of testimony in Eau Claire yesterday on bills to allow the sale of raw milk.

March 11, 2010

Judge says Amish farmer does not have to register livestock

Wisconsin News
- A central Wisconsin judge says an Amish farmer does not have to register his livestock premise with the state, as required by a five-year-old law.

March 10, 2010

Ellsworth family takes livelihood from farm to table

Ellsworth family takes livelihood from farm to table Dave Capatske has begun making meat from his cattle available at a retail outlet in the village’s midway district.

March 05, 2010

‘Things come out of my head’

‘Things come out of my head’ John Swenson was a town of Kinnickinnic farmer for decades, but many people will recall that his named appeared often on the Journal’s editorial pages.

February 28, 2010

Organizers tell Ellsworth chamber scope of Pierce County Farm Tech Days

Organizers tell Ellsworth chamber scope of Pierce County Farm Tech Days On Thursday, Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce members learned about Pierce County Farm Technology Days' wide scope directly from four members of its executive committee.

February 26, 2010

Register for growers workshop by Feb. 26 PressPass

Register for growers workshop by Feb. 26 Landowners interested in starting a fresh market fruit or vegetable small farm business and experienced growers are encouraged to attend the St. Croix Valley Fresh Market Fruit and Vegetable Growers Workshop.

February 17, 2010

Sheboygan County cow has become the nation's hardest-working Holstein PressPass

Wisconsin News
-- A cow in Sheboygan County has become the nation’s hardest-working Holstein ever.

February 17, 2010

Officers say FTD planning now 'running on all cylinders' PressPass

Officers say FTD planning now 'running on all cylinders' With just five months to go, Pierce County organizers are growing confident they’ll be ready to smoothly host the tens of thousands of visitors expected at Farm Technology Days (FTD).

February 16, 2010

NAU helps sponsor Farm Technology Days PressPass

NAU helps sponsor Farm Technology Days Mel Pittman, Farm Technology Days Executive Chairman, presents a plaque to Heather Nicolet, of NAU County Insurance. NAU County Insurance has partnered with FTD as a charter sponsor, donating $10,000 to the event.

February 16, 2010

Assembly committee wants to bring back tax credit for dairy farms PressPass

Wisconsin News
- A new bill in the state Assembly would bring back the tax credit for investing in Wisconsin dairy farms. The six-year-old credit expired last month – and the bill would extend it for almost another two years, until the end of 2011.

February 15, 2010

"Country Mercantile" invites vendors at Farm Technology Days PressPass

An opportunity to showcase arts & crafts products at Pierce County’s Farm Technology Days 2010.

February 03, 2010

Farmers can still sign-up to attend "Ag Day" events in Madison PressPass

Wisconsin News
- Farmers who want to give state lawmakers a piece-of-their-minds can register by the end of today for a major lobbying event. The annual “Ag Day” is planned for next Wednesday in Madison.

January 27, 2010

Farmer counts himself 'lucky' to survive corn bin entrapment PressPass

Farmer counts himself 'lucky' to survive corn bin entrapment Buddy Schumacher is “stiff, sore, black and blue” but lucky to be alive after a five-hour entrapment inside a large steel corn bin. Rescuers used ropes, pulleys and persistence to bring him out safely.

By Steve Dzubay and Judy Wiff , January 26, 2010

State joins anti-trust suit against Foremost Farms sale PressPass

Department of Justice officials say the purchase of Wisconsin-based Foremost Farms USA eliminates competition over milk sales in three states. A federal antitrust lawsuit has been filed in Milwaukee.

January 25, 2010

UW report shows state's Agriculture sector stablizing after bad 2009 PressPass

Wisconsin News
- The status of Wisconsin agriculture will be discussed today at a conference in Madison. University of Wisconsin Professor Ed Jesse says the participants will be a lot more optimistic than a year ago – when a big drop in dairy prices helped cause a 56-percent decline in the state’s total farm income for 2009.

January 20, 2010

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Vets work with their hands, keep war out of mind

VALLEY CENTER, Calif. | When Carlos Rivera returned from fighting in Iraq and found work as an electrician, he thought co-workers who knew about his military experience were gawking at him. He went home angry each day. That's not a problem at his current job, working alongside other combat veterans

Posted by: agweekfarmer on Dec 21, 2009 at 8:13 AM | Agweek

Members needed for Feeding Minnesota Task Force

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is seeking members for a new task force charged with examining ways to create a surplus agricultural donation program. The nine-member Feeding Minnesota Task Force will advise the MDA on the consumption of Minnesota grown produce

Posted by: agweekfarmer on Jul 8, 2009 at 9:10 AM | Agweek
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