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Agriculture
FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative Appoints Mick Homb as New General Manager
Madison, Wis. [April 24, 2024] - FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative proudly announces Mick Homb as the newly appointed General Manager, bringing expertise and a proven track record to lead the cooperative into its next chapter of growth and success. Having served as the Director of Milk Marketing for the cooperative's Family ...
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2024 PDP Accelerate™ to Provide Full Day of Training, Networking for Agriculture Industry Interns
DAIRY NEWS - Internships have become a critical part of building skills and preparing students for the workforce. A one-day program presented by the Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) will give agriculture sector interns the tools they need to set themselves apart and excel after college. PDP Accelerate is set fo...
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Gov. Evers, DNR Encourage Wisconsinites to Take Action to Celebrate Earth Week
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers today shared a video message inviting Wisconsinites to celebrate Earth Day and Earth Week by taking action around their own homes and communities to reduce waste, recycle, conserve water, and take small steps that can make a big impact to protect the planet. The governor's video message is ava...
Apr 24, 2024
Gov. Evers Announces Wisconsin Awarded $62 Million Federal Solar for All Grant
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers announced today, as the state and country celebrate Earth Week, that Wisconsin is receiving a grant of $62.4 million from the Biden-Harris Administration to help fund solar systems for low- and moderate-income households across Wisconsin. Wisconsin is among 60 states, territories, Tribal gover...
Apr 24, 2024
Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce Incentives to Assist Kikkoman's $800 Million Investment in Rural Wisconsin
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers announced that the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today approved awarding up to $15.5 million in performance-based tax credits to assist Kikkoman Foods Inc. in expanding its operations in Wisconsin. The company plans to invest at least $800 million ...
Apr 24, 2024
News from the Pack
Packers add some beef
The offensive line is still expected to be a high priority for Green Bay packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst at next week's NFL draft after letting go David Bakhtiari, Jon Runyan and Yosh Nijman this off-season. Gutekunst added some veteran insurance Thursday by signing five year veteran free agent Andre Dillard...
Apr 19, 2024
The Boys are back in town
The Green Bay Packers get together for the first time today as they begin their off-season workout and conditioning program at Lambeau Field and the Don Hutson Center. This year's program is led by the team's new Strength and Conditioning Coach Aaron Hill who took over for Chris Gizzi who was let go by Head Coach Mat...
Apr 15, 2024
League Meeting Wrap
The NFL's annual League meetings have wrapped up in Orlando, Florida and the Green Bay Packers finished their stay by signing a veteran kicker. Former Minnesota Vikings kicker Greg Joseph has been brought on board to push Anders Carlson to push a few more kicks between the uprights. Last year's sixth round draft c...
Mar 27, 2024
Report: AJ Dillon to re-sign with the Packers
(WNFL) - Various NFL media reports state that the Green Bay Packers will re-sign running back AJ Dillon, pending passing a physical. The running back split time with Aaron Jones last season, who left for the Vikings. Dillon racked up 613 yards and two touchdowns as a change-of-pace back. Green Bay signed former Raider ...
Mar 15, 2024
More comings and goings
Happy New Year! The 2024 National Football League calendar year begins today which is when all of the moves made across the league over the past two days can become official. It's been an eventful couple of days for the Green Bay Packers as General Manager Brian Gutekunst decided to part ways with several veterans ...
Mar 13, 2024
Politics
Explainer-How Trump's immunity claim stalled 2020 election subversion case
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Thursday on Donald Trump's claim that he enjoys sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for actions he took as president, a claim that has delayed by months a ...
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Hush money testimony expected to focus on payment to ex-Playboy model
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is set to resume in New York on Thursday with a former tabloid publisher testifying about efforts to help Trump's 2016 presidential bid by burying negative stories, including an all...
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Biden administration aims to clean up power sector with revamped rules
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday announced it has finalized rules targeting carbon, air and water pollution from power plants that it says could cut over 1 billion metric tons from carbon emissions by...
7h ago
Republican Senator Rubio calls for blocking of all US sales to Huawei
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican China hardliner Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to block all sales to Huawei after the sanctioned Chinese tech company released a new AI-enabled laptop powered by an Intel AI p...
7h ago
US Supreme Court weighs Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday confronts a major test of the power of the presidency in arguments over Donald Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn his 2020 ...
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