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Dairy Business Association announces 2023-24 Legislative Session Awards
MADISON, Wis. -The Dairy Business Association, Wisconsin's leading dairy advocacy organization, announced its 2023-24 legislative awards today. More than two dozen lawmakers earned the association's recognition for their commitment to the state's nearly $50 billion dairy industry. Representative Travis Tranel, R-Cuba C...
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WFBF Statement on USDA Updates to School Nutrition Standards
MADISON - Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Brad Olson released the following statement today regarding recent updates to USDA's School Nutrition Standards. "Wisconsin Farm Bureau appreciates USDA's recognition of the role flavored milk and cheese have in a nutritious meal. Allowing schools the option to ...
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Calumet County farmers lead in conservation, aiming to inspire others
CHILTON, Wis. - The Woldt family in Calumet County continues to adopt new conservation efforts with the goal of inspiring others to follow suit. Established in 1911, Woldt Farms is a fourth-generation family farm owned and operated by Daryl Woldt, his wife, Amy, and their five daughters, Kelsey, Kayla, Kristen, Karly a...
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WCMA Expands Board, Electing New Officers and Directors
MADISON, WI - Meeting the needs of a growing membership, Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association has completed elections to fill seven new Board of Directors seats. In addition, WCMA officers were selected April 16, 2024 to assume leadership in the Association's upcoming fiscal year. Tim Omer, President, Managing Director ...
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USDA Actions to Protect Livestock Health From Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2024 - To further protect the U.S. livestock industry from the threat posed by highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, USDA is sharing a number of actions that we are taking with our federal partners to help us get ahead of this disease and limit its spread. Today, USDA's Animal and Plant Health I...
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News from the Pack
The Class of '24
DETROIT, MI (WTAQ) - The 89th NFL Draft, conducted in Detroit, drew an estimated record crowd of more than 700,000 fans this weekend. It was an amazing sight in the middle of the Motor City. For Green Bay Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst, it was the seventh draft he's overseen as the man in charge, hoping to co...
Apr 28, 2024
Final round promise
The NFL draft exploded with quarterbacks Thursday night with a record six taken in the first 12 picks. The Green Bay Packers wisely avoided being a part of that desperate run by taking Jordan Love three years before he became the starter. Still, General Manager Brian Gutekunst wanted to add a passer before the weeken...
Apr 28, 2024
A "Big" collection grows
For the first time since Thursday night when Arizona's Jordan Morgan became the Pack's number one draft pick, Green Bay had only a single choice in a round. They used their only pick in the sixth to take another offensive tackle, a very large one at that in Travis Glover out of Georgia State. Glover is just a shade...
Apr 27, 2024
Round 5 brings 2 more
Saddled with back to back picks at the end of the NFL's 5th round of the draft, Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst got antsy again and made another trade up, just like he did in the 4th to select safety Evan Williams of Oregon. This time, holding the 168th and 169th picks, Gutekunst made a move with the Buffalo ...
Apr 27, 2024
Round 4 - A deal for more D
There's an old adage, "there's safety in numbers", and Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst is giving that a twist this weekend by adding numbers at safety. A position that has been overhauled since last season with the departures of Darnell Savage, Rudy Ford and Jonathan Owens, Gutekunst started re-sto...
Apr 27, 2024
Politics
Blinken says he'll press Israel on more humanitarian aid to Gaza
By Humeyra Pamuk RIYADH (Reuters) - The U.S. has seen measurable progress in the humanitarian situation in Gaza, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, but he cautioned that it still wasn't sufficient and vowed to press Israeli offi...
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Biden to speak at White House Correspondents' Dinner, protests planned
By Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will speak on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, with protests against his staunch support for Israel's war against Hamas expected to follo...
Apr 27, 2024
Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends killing dog on family farm
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kristi Noem, a contender to become Republican Donald Trump'svice presidential running mate, defended herself on Friday against Democratic attacks over her account of shooting a dog on her family farm. Noem, the go...
Apr 26, 2024
Biden appears in live interview with Howard Stern
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Joe Biden appeared on a live radio broadcast with interviewer Howard Stern on Friday, telling family stories and saying his stutter prepared him for the hard knocks of life. Biden said the stutter that he has had sinc...
Apr 26, 2024
Biden says he plans to debate Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would participate in a debate with Donald Trump, his Republican opponent in November's election. "I don't know when," Biden said in an interview with broadcaster Howard Stern in h...
Apr 26, 2024