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Twilight Meeting Hosts Confirmed
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (258+ words) Madison's Country Q106 Twilight Meeting Hosts Confirmed Four dairy farms will host Agricultural Community Engagement (ACE) Twilight Meetings August 2427, welcoming government officials, regulators, community leaders and the public to connect and learn from one another about issues important to rural and…...
Cattle Entries Open For World Dairy Expo
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (300+ words) Madison's Country Q106 Cattle Entries Open For World Dairy Expo Entries for the Dairy Cattle Show at the 59th World Dairy Expo in Madison are now being accepted exclusively online at worlddairyexpo. com. The entry deadline is Monday, August 31, at 11: 59 p. m. (CDT). Late…...
Beef Cow-Calf Workshop Goes To Cadott
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (219+ words) UW'Madison Extension will host a beef cow-calf workshop on Tuesday, July 28, at 6: 00 p. m. at Starck Century Farm near Cadott. This program is designed for cow-calf producers seeking to improve pasture and herd management practices while increasing profitability. Topics will include managing…...
You're Invited To U-Pick Harvest Day
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (247+ words) Food + Farm Exploration Center invites families and community members to experience Wisconsin agriculture firsthand during its U-Pick Harvest Day on Tuesday, July 7, from 5: 00 to 7: 00 p. m. in the Center's demonstration fields in Plover. The free, family-friendly event offers visitors the opportunity to…...
Herbicide & Fertilizer Applications Continue
4+ day, 15+ min ago (246+ words) Wisconsin had 5. 0 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending June 28, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Herbicide and fertilizer applications continued, hay was cut where fields were dryenough and cranberries were in bloom. Topsoil moisture condition…...
Cattle Feeders Field Comes To Menomonie
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (198+ words) Cattle Eating Hay " cattle placement- feed lot UW"Madison Extension will host a Cattle Feeders Field Day on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, offering practical strategies to improve cattle finishing operations during a time of strong cattle markets and tight production margins. With…...
Independence Day BBQ Cost Increases
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (421+ words) According to the latest informal Wisconsin" Farm Bureau Marketbasket survey, the total cost of 12 food items used to host a summer cookout for ten totaled $75. 50, an increase of 7. 5% from last year's state average. At $7. 55 per person, this price marks the…...
Dr. Johnson Publishes New Book
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (295+ words) How does the rate and extent of acid development impact the cheesemaking process and, ultimately, the cheese? Why do some cheeses form slits and cracks? What are those crystals in Parmesan? Dr. Mark Johnson tackles these questions and many more…...
Lamb Prices Keep Lower
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (56+ words) Madison's Country Q106 Prepared and written by Jeff Swenson, DATCP Livestock and Meat Specialist. The Market Update draws information from several sources, including'trade publications, radio broadcasts, agricultural news services, individuals involved in the industry as well as'USDA NASS and AMS reports....
Sizzling Demand Of Grilling Season: A Marketplace Update
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (64+ words) Madison's Country Q106 Prepared and written by Jeff Swenson, DATCP Livestock and Meat Specialist. The Market Update draws information from several sources, including'trade publications, radio broadcasts, agricultural news services, individuals involved in the industry as well as'USDA NASS and AMS reports....