Dan Natzke, a longtime Wisconsin dairy farmer and industry leader, received the prestigious Dean Strauss Leadership Award on March 4 during the 2026 Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) Business ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to construct a sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas. The project will be carried out in partnership with ...

Mahindra Ag North America (MAgNA) has announced that Mahindra and Mitsubishi will conclude their joint venture, Mitsubishi Mahindra Agriculture, which focused on producing farm equipment for the ...

In total, 38 Wisconsin cheese and dairy companies received at least one award. Agropur led the group with 11 awards, followed closely by Decatur Dairy Inc., which earned 10 honors. Deer Creek Cheese ...

Farmers across the United States are entering the 2026 spring planting season while global tensions in the Middle East create uncertainty for fertilizer and energy markets. The timing is critical ...

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the six finalists competing to become the 79th Alice in Dairyland, Wisconsin’s agricultural ambassador ...

The report shows that total cattle and calves inventory declined slightly during the past year. As of January 1, 2026, the United States had about 86.16 million head of cattle and calves. This ...

Members of the National Farmers Union voted unanimously to reelect Rob Larew as President and Jeff Kippley as Vice President during the organization’s 124th Anniversary Convention. Both leaders will ...

A new legislative proposal in Washington is raising discussion across the U.S. livestock and food industries. The proposal seeks to restructure the meatpacking sector by limiting large companies to ...

One crop receiving increased attention is proso millet. Researchers studying this crop note that it can grow successfully using far less water than traditional crops such as corn or winter wheat.

The Wisconsin Pork Association (WPA) has announced that the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has approved its request for a waiver related to swine movement ...

A new international research study suggests that improvements in crop yields from plant breeding may not be as large as previously believed. Scientists examined how wheat yields have improved over ...