Wisconsin Energy Institute takes on dairy research
A new project from the Wisconsin Energy Institute at UW-Madison is looking at ways to turn dairy residue into useful products.
Food prices have gone up, but Wisconsin producers aren’t necessarily being paid more
Higher production costs, uncertain commodity markets are influencing prices for meat, dairy products.
Wisconsin farms received $50 million in state support program
More than 20,000 Wisconsin farmers have received a total of $50 million through the state’s farm support program this year, Gov. Tony Evers’ office said Monday.
Many Wisconsin dairy farmers borrow from nontraditional lenders
Historically, Wisconsin dairy farmers have sought and received credit from traditional lenders with local branches such as Farm Credit Associations, Agricultural Credit Associations, commercial banks, or credit unions. Increasingly, however, farmers are turning to alternative sources for their borrowing needs.
Wisconsin dairy industry needs reform amid COP26 calls to fight climate change
Corporatized industry emits large amounts of greenhouse gases into atmosphere, pollutes groundwater
Dairy group praises Wisconsin export program clearing final legislative hurdle
The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill aimed at increasing the state’s exports of dairy, meat and other agricultural products by 25% within five years.
Gov. Evers announces $4.5 million in business tax credits aimed at expanding Wisconsin’s dairy industry
A multi-million dollar expansion of a cheese factory in Little Chute will get some help from the state in the form of up to $4.5 million in business tax credits. The governor now hopes that investment will trickle down to small farms.
Ag lenders say dairy farmers in good position
2020 income helped cure a lot of ills from the past six years.
Some Wisconsin dairy farmers say labeling non-dairy products, like almond milk, as ‘milk’ is misleading
The dairy industry has a lot of competition nowadays. A surge in non-dairy alternatives to cow’s milk is keeping dairy farmers on their toes.
How the smaller dairy businesses compete
At Union Star Cheese in Fremont, the cheese is fresh.
