Agriculture

A cold front currently stretching from the Great Lakes to the southern Plains will move eastward, reaching the Atlantic Seaboard during the weekend.  Showers associated with the front may linger into next week, however, across the lower Southeast.  Additional rainfall could reach 1 to 2 inches on the southern Plains and 1 to 3 inches or more along the southern Atlantic Coast.  In the front’s wake, relatively tranquil weather will […]

During a recent hearing before a subcommittee of the House Ag Committee, livestock producers shared with members of Congress the critical role funding for animal disease prevention and preparedness programs play in securing the nation’s food supply. Todd Wilkinson, a South Dakota cattle producer and president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says food security is national security. During his testimony, he outlined what would happen if a disease like […]

Wisconsin officials are again waiving fees for the Agricultural Chemical Cleanup Program fund.  Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection officials say the fee holiday for pesticide and fertilizer licensees, and farmers purchasing fertilizer will extend through June 2024 for fertilizer sales and through the 2023-24 license year for other licensees. The department has the option to waive the fee whenever the program’s fund balance is above 1.5 million dollars.  […]