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We thought it would be good to remind growers to save cocktails for happy hour and consider the perils of complex tank mixing. Adding something “extra” to the spray tank is not a new or novel phenomenon in agriculture. But in the current economic, social and regulatory environment it’s in ag…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report is a first look at the new crop year’s supply and demand balance sheets. But with planting still in progress in the Northern Hemisphere and old-crop harvesting still occurring in the Southern Hemis…
ALGOMA, Wis. – The tradition of self-improvement through study and achievement is one thing that has helped our nation lead the world. During the Revolutionary War when General George Washington needed someone to form the army’s artillery division he called for Henry Knox. Knox read every bo…
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COLBY, Wis. – As a city kid it would’ve been easy for Ella Raatz to choose a path outside agriculture. But the 17-year-old junior at Colby High School has developed a passion for the dairy industry. Recently she was recognized as one of eight finalists for Holstein USA’s Young Distinguished …
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OPINION In recent months there has been a lot of discussion surrounding electronic-identification devices, traceability and identification. From cattle-industry-associations policy positions to amendments of current federal rules and federal-funding discussions, there seems to be as much co…
Zemua Baptista had dreamed his whole life of becoming a farmer. In late 2019 while still in college he was able to get a contract and a beginning-farmer loan to build eight chicken houses to raise broiler chickens. He said it was an uphill battle to start but eventually the first-generation …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the upper Midwest for the second straight year. Fires raging in British Columbia and Alberta sent the haze May 12 and 13 over parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Wisconsin dairy breakfasts celebrate June Dairy Month. Agri-View is publishing a calendar weekly in print, as well as online, with updates as we receive them. Email agriview@madison.com with breakfast information including time and date, location with street address, what will be included, a…
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MARION, Wis. – Jacob Harbaugh has a unique background compared to many of his peers in the Junior Holstein Association. His family owns only 20 head of Registered Holstein show heifers.
EUROPEAN UNION – Dairy farmers in almost all the 27 Member States in the European Union have recently taken to the roads in their tractors protesting against “daft regulations crippling their businesses.” Historically the French top the winners podium when it comes to challenging politics th…
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – An unusually strong solar storm May 10 – ranked 4 on a scale of 1 to 5 – posed a risk for high-voltage transmission lines for power grids, but not the electrical lines ordinarily found in people’s homes. Satellites also could have been affected, which in turn coul…
STRATFORD, Wis. – In a speech to grazing planners attending a Grassland 2.0 Academy Field Day at Cavern Point Farm near Stratford, Rylee Nelson of Waupaca High School shared her hope that more farmers will use sustainable practices to improve soil health.
Fly season is here, and as a cattle producer, it can seem like it will never end. The external pests are not only a nuisance, but also they can negatively impact the productivity and profitability of a herd if not controlled properly. Choosing fly control products to fit an operation is impo…
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RED CLIFF, Wis. – Imagine taking waste whey and changing it into a valuable product. That's the topic of a May 15 presentation to be given by Curtis Basina as part of the Iowa State University-Extension and Outreach’s Dairy Team monthly webinar series.
Since late March 2024 the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state veterinary and public-health officials have been investigating the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cows, with one huma…