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SRPF awards $2,500 in secondary education scholarships
Sheboygan River Progressive Farmers is committed to investing in the future of the next generation through its annual scholarship program. This year, the program awarded three scholarships to students pursuing higher education: two $1,000 scholarships and one $500 scholarship. This year's recipients include: Alison Gar...
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The Economics of Manure Testing in 2026
Manure is a valuable resource, and you can gain significant value by investing in testing your manure nutrient value, making it more cost-efficient to provide your crops with the nutrients they need. Written by Paul Mitchell and Lorin Isaac Rudin-Rush Nitrogen fertilizer prices have jumped again, up more than 25% from ...
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Trump Administration Announces Texas Cattleman and Food Safety Entrepreneur, John Bellinger, as Senior Advisor New World Screwworm Preparedness
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 8, 2026 - Today U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced President Donald J. Trump has appointed John Bellinger as the new Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness. In this role, Bellinger will integrate into USDA's team to help further drive its robust effort to explo...
Jun 08, 2026
Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance Launches Rooted & Resilient Program with New AMP Funding
Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance is proud to announce the launch of Rooted & Resilient, a new conservation program supporting the organization's Natural Resilience pillar through long-term and permanent conservation practices across the Fox-Wolf Basin. The program is supported by a new $4.3 million investment through Ad...
Jun 08, 2026
USDA Announces Improved Support, Reduced Burdens, and $60 million in Investments to Support Small Meat and Poultry Plants
(Washington, D.C., June 3, 2026) - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins launched the Small Processors Action Plan (PDF, 2.3 MB), a new set of actions to better support small and very small meat and poultry processing plants, improve customer service, and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens while mai...
Jun 08, 2026
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News from the Pack
Packers extend Christian Watson
(GREEN BAY PACKERS) - The Green Bay Packers have signed wide receiver Christian Watson to a contract extension. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction Thursday. Watson, who was selected by the Packers in the second round (No. 34 overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft, has played in 48 games with 45 starts in...
Jun 05, 2026
Packers' Parson to PUP list?
(LEARFIELD) - Edge rusher Micah Parsons will apparently wind up on the physically unable to perform list as he comes back from knee surgery. Putting him on the PUP list means the All-Pro defender will miss at least the first four games of the season. Parsons talked about where he is with his rehab.
Jun 04, 2026
Packers' Jacobs back at practice
(247NEWSSOURCE) - Packers running back Josh Jacobs returned to the practice field on Tuesday. Jacobs was arrested last week on charges of battery, domestic abuse, disorderly conduct and intimidation of a victim following an incident after which police were called. Coach Matt LaFleur said Jacobs' return was "busine...
Jun 03, 2026
New board members for the Packers?
(GREEN BAY PACKERS) - The Green Bay Packers will present three candidates for shareholder vote at July's Annual Meeting to join the Packers Board of Directors: Harry Sydney, Glen Tellock and Robert Weyers. The candidate information will be included in proxy information being sent in June to more than 539,000 shareholde...
May 31, 2026
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Packers' LaFleur discusses playier opportunities
(LEARFIELD) - The Green Bay Packers continue with their OTAs today. Yesterday Packers coach Matt LaFleur talked about what he has been doing this off-season in regards to the Packers. LaFleur said that he studied their offensive system during the offseason.
May 28, 2026
Politics
US House passes $70 billion bill to fund ICE, Border Patrol
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Donald Trump's administration. (Reporting by David Morgan; Edi...
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US intelligence employees brace for cuts under new director
By Erin Banco NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) - Staff at the office of the top U.S. spy have been told by managers to expect extensive cuts in the coming months following comments by President Donald Trump that he wants the new interim director to shrink th...
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Explainer-Congress has backed Iran war powers resolutions. Now what?
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - For the first time since the war on Iran began on February 28, the Republican-led U.S. Congress has backed resolutions that could block Republican President Donald Trump from continuing hostilities, r...
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US House passes $70 billion bill to fund ICE, Border Patrol
By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - A longstanding political stalemate in the U.S. Congress over money for immigration enforcement ended on Tuesday, when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a $70 billion bill to ...
6h ago
ICE detention center in Texas flagged for missing records, medical failures and wasteful spending
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - A federal immigration detention center in Texas erected by the Trump administration failed to issue use-of-force reports, did not give medicine to seriously ill detainees and wasted tens of millions in taxp...
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