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Companion care bill 'problematic' for ag
MADISON - The Wisconsin Farm Bureau is concerned about a companion-animal bill that it says could have over-reaching implications for Wisconsin livestock farmers.
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Empty-plate campaign serves up ag's message about Humane Society
MADISON - Pardeeville corn and beef farmer Cal Dalton said he believes the empty plates distributed to state legislators Feb. 24 were a fitting symbol to represent the lobbying efforts of the Humane Society of the United States.
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Public hearings set on CAFO permits
MADISON - Aiming to free up time for compliance and inspections of large-scale livestock operations, the state is proposing to issue standardized water protection permits known as "general permits" instead of writing the permits individually.
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Wabasha 4-H'ers to host animal swap fundraiser
Sheri Sexton hopes to see the Wabasha County Fairground swarming with critters this April.
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Student-loan repayment available for vet shortages
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the first step toward implementing a plan to address veterinary shortages in rural America by repaying the student loans of qualified veterinarians in return for their services in areas suffering from a lack of veterinarians.
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Bill would make it legal to grow industrial hemp
MADISON - A bill that would make it legal to grow industrial hemp in Wisconsin has resurfaced in the state Legislature.
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GrassWorks examining next objectives
MARSHFIELD - After 20 years of work on behalf of Wisconsin graziers, the organization GrassWorks needs to take a good look at where to focus its energies, said Executive Director Valerie Dantoin-Adamski.
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Michigan study may find worm-fighting forages
It may be some time before there are concrete results, but a researcher at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service in Booneville, Ark., is hoping to find a forage plant that wards off ruminant gastrointestinal worms and also grows in northern climates.
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Veggie growers could see more chemical regulations
LOMIRA - Spurred by public pressure, several agencies are considering stiffer regulations of farm chemicals used in vegetable production, a UW-Madison weed specialist said.
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Gypsy moth spraying planned in 20 counties
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection plans to do aerial spraying of 92 sites in 20 counties in May to help slow the spread of highly destructive gypsy moths.
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Holstein breeders convene in Dane County
MADISON - More than 150 Wisconsin Holstein breeders enjoyed good times, good people and good cows at the Wisconsin Holstein Convention Feb. 26-27 in Madison.
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Bill would suspend milk contractor assessments
MADISON - The Assembly Agriculture Committee endorsed a bill Feb. 24 that would suspend for one year the assessments that milk contractors pay into the state's Agricultural Producer Security Program.
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Scientist: Land doesn't get better than on the Rock Prairie
JANESVILLE (AP) - A glacier that moved south from Canada about 13,000 years ago ground to a halt across northern Rock County.
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Organic advocates optimistic about USDA rules
WASHINGTON (AP) - New federal rules that define what makes milk and meat organic have natural food advocates optimistic that the government is committed to ensuring the label means something.
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