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Ready for World Dairy Expo Ready for World Dairy Expo

Don’t miss World Dairy Expo, set for Sept. 30 to Oct. 6 in Madison, Wis.

Sep 29, 2023|

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Beef cows grazing corn residue in a field

Extend cattle forage options with corn residue Extend cattle forage options with corn residue

Sep 27, 2023

3 Min Read

Farm owner Tony Schultz, right, displays a CSA box of vegetables with Josh Wright, the brewmaster at Stoney Acres.

Stoney Acres: The original pizza farm Stoney Acres: The original pizza farm

byHarley Buchholz

Sep 26, 2023

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No wonder the drive shaft wouldn’t rotate No wonder the drive shaft wouldn’t rotate

byJerry Crownover

Sep 22, 2023

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Wisconsin FFA members who worked in the pork booth at the Wisconsin State Fair with Ashley Hagenow

Enjoy Wisconsin pork during Pork Month Enjoy Wisconsin pork during Pork Month

Sep 20, 2023

3 Min Read

Farmland, barns, silos

Consider options for farm expansion Consider options for farm expansion

Sep 19, 2023

7 Min Read

Market Overview

Contract	Last	Change	High	Low	Open	Last Trade
Dec 23 Corn	476.75	-11.75	490	475.5	487.5	06:19 PM
Dec 23 Oats	432.5	-12	456.5	425.5	446.5	06:17 PM
Nov 23 Class III Milk	17.17	+0.27	17.21	16.87	16.9	06:51 PM
Nov 23 Soybean	1275	-25.5	1305.5	1272.5	1300.5	06:19 PM
Nov 23 Feeder Cattle	254.9	-2.775	257.475	254.525	257.475	06:04 PM
Oct 23 Ethanol Futures	2.161	unch —	2.161	2.161	2.161	09:38 PM

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Volatile milk prices expected into 2024

Volatile milk prices expected into 2024

Alex Lease in his meat-processing facility

USDA-inspected mobile slaughter facility is Wisconsin’s first

USDA-inspected mobile slaughter facility is Wisconsin’s first

Holstein dairy calves in a pen with deep bedding

Time to make cold weather calf care plans

Time to make cold weather calf care plans

Craig Carncross in his late-planted cornfield

Drought takes toll on crops

Drought takes toll on crops

close-up of man's hands signing a contract

Farm Business Planning

Why economic loss doctrine matters to farmers

Why economic loss doctrine matters to farmers

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Beef cattle at feeder

Robust demand for beef continues

Robust demand for beef continues

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Sign up now for National 4-H Dairy Conference

Sign up now for National 4-H Dairy Conference

Boy showing cow with judges at Wisconsin State Fair

Wisconsin State Fair an all-around success

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Dairy cows in pasture

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Feed additives can diminish methane in dairy cattle

disc mower in alfafa field

Extension tool helps manage feed, cattle inventories

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Doug Kautzer standing with green 1958 model 550 Oliver tractor

Owner cherishes 1958 model 550 Oliver

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Beef cattle on pasture

Should you deworm your cattle this fall?

Should you deworm your cattle this fall?

field of cover crops

Don’t abandon cover crops after one tough year

Don’t abandon cover crops after one tough year

Dairy cattle at feed trough in barn

Livestock/Dairy

Tighter milk supply sends prices climbing

Tighter milk supply sends prices climbing

Master Farmer medallion

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Nominate a 2024 Master Agriculturist

Nominate a 2024 Master Agriculturist

Holstein dairy cows at feeder

How to manage a short feed inventory

How to manage a short feed inventory

aerial view of cornfields and soybean fields with farms

Evaluate, reflect before deciding who will harvest crops

Evaluate, reflect before deciding who will harvest crops

cornfield, red barns and silos

Selling property to child at discount carries risk

Selling property to child at discount carries risk

silhouette of farmer leaning on fence during sunset

A professional-level prank

A professional-level prank

byJerry Crownover

grazing outreach specialist talking to attendees of presentation

Grazing: An old idea that’s new again

Grazing: An old idea that’s new again

Cattle grazing in field

Stretch feed supply by grazing cover crops

Stretch feed supply by grazing cover crops

husband and wife standing in front of house and next to flowerbeds

Farm couple continues family’s gardening tradition

Farm couple continues family’s gardening tradition

Alice in Dairyland SUV parked with ginseng plants shielded by shade from fabric in background

Wisconsin is No. 1 in ginseng production

Wisconsin is No. 1 in ginseng production

yellow combine in cornfield loading grain into grain cart pulled by blue tractor

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man holds America's Tractor sign in workshop

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beef cattle on pasture

Make plan for feeding cows this fall

Make plan for feeding cows this fall

Mike Peters with his Rumely OilPull

1928 Rumely OilPull gets new life

1928 Rumely OilPull gets new life

byHarlen Persinger

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UW-River Falls team wins new dairy product contest

UW-River Falls team wins new dairy product contest

Lettuce growing in a pot

10 vegetables you can plant now

10 vegetables you can plant now

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