Fri, 21 Sep 2018 5:08:20 CST The Wisconsin Corn Growers Association wants to recognize top-yielding corn production from farmers throughout the state once again this year by holding its third annual Corn Yield Contest.
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 5:08:20 CST Three more agricultural enterprise areas totaling 185,000 acres have been designated by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 5:08:20 CST The Golden Angels Investors group has selected 15 emerging companies from across the country and around the world to present their ideas to potential investors at the 2018 AgTech Venture Day.
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 5:08:20 CST Fourteen agricultural leaders will take part in the Wisconsin Farm Bureau's Leadership Institute.
Fri, 21 Sep 2018 5:08:20 CST The Pittsville FFA and FFA Alumni are once again holding its Splash of Red Cranberry tours this year to help pay for student scholarships, trips and other activities.
Lisbon, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Corn Growers Association (WCGA) and Wisconsin BioFuels Association (WBFA) applaud Kwik Trip on its recent decision to join Prime the Pump, an ethanol industry initiative created to help the early retail adopters of high-level ethanol … Continued
Provided by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection: As pesticide dealers and applicators and crop farmers may know, rules about using herbicides containing isoxaflutole have been changing in the past couple of years. Let’s try to clarify where you … Continued
Lisbon, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board (WCPB) and the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association (WCGA) elected their 2017 officer teams. Elections were held during the March board meeting, with new officers starting their year-long positions immediately. The promotion board … Continued
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Corn Growers Association (WCGA) elected several new members to its Board of Directors at the WCGA Annual Meeting held during the 2017 Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo. Ben Augustine, incumbent, was re-elected to serve his third … Continued
WASHINGTON – National Corn Growers Association President and Texas farmer Wesley Spurlock today congratulated former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue on his nomination to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “The National Corn Growers Association congratulates Governor Perdue on … Continued
Lisbon, Wisconsin – This year’s record growing season was reflected in yields in the 2016 Wisconsin Corn Growers Association (WCGA) Corn Yield Contest. Contests were held for growers in Columbia County, Dodge/Fond du Lac Counties, and Juneau/Adams/Marquette Counties, as well as … Continued
Lisbon, Wisconsin – Export Exchange 2016 is coming up soon in Detroit, Michigan, and overseas grain buyers from Turkey will now see U.S. grain production and the U.S. export system for themselves here in Wisconsin. With a record corn harvest just … Continued
Madison, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Corn Growers Association (WCGA) this week endorsed candidates in several Wisconsin political races. These candidates have all backed policies that support Wisconsin’s number one crop and the producers who grow it, explained Casey Kelleher, President … Continued
The UW-Madison Department of Agronomy will soon start the search for the UW-Madison/Cooperative Extension Cropping Systems Weed Science position. This position was ranked as a high priority during the college’s faculty position review process. Working with Cooperative Extension, UW-Madison has … Continued
Madison, Wisconsin – If the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has its way, it would ban atrazine, costing Wisconsin corn growers income and reducing sustainable farming practices, according to a group of Wisconsin agriculture organizations. In June, EPA issued a draft … Continued
