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WEBHere at the Mid-West Farm Report, we’re celebrating farm and homesteads that have been in the same family for more than 100 and 150 years. And we’re bringing these stories to you courtesy of Compeer Financial. Today we’re catching up with Kevin Sprang, the fourth generation of Sprang Farms in Two Rivers.
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WEB5 days ago · Volunteer for Public Lands Day. September 25, 2024. National Public Lands Day, the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort, is set for Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
Dairyland Sells Agronomy Services To AgSource
WEBMarch 24, 2022. After 52 years of providing soil testing, Dairyland Laboratories has sold their Agronomy Services located in Stratford, WI to AgSource Cooperative Services. Agronomy Services include soil testing, soil sampling, plant tissue testing, agronomy manure testing, & nutrient management plan writing. The effective date of the sale was ...
Wisconsin Livestock Market Update - Mid-West Farm Report
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · Frozen pork supplies were down one percent from the previous month and down four percent from last year. Choice beef breed steers and heifers at Wisconsin and surrounding state auction markets were mostly steady to $1.00 higher. High-yielding, high-grading cattle brought $122.00 to 140.00/cwt with …
County Fairs Get Funding - Mid-West Farm Report
WEBMay 8, 2021 · County Fairs Get Funding. May 8, 2021. Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America, the Farm Credit cooperative’s giving program, is supporting county fairs with grants to improve facilities and experiences offered to rural communities across the Upper Midwest. 59 fairs received County Fair Facility Upgrade Grants this year, totaling $175,000.
USDA Releases Prospective Plantings Report - Mid-West Farm …
WEBApr 1, 2022 · The USDA has released the first 2022 Prospective Plantings report. This report provides the first official, survey-based estimates of U.S. farmers’ 2022 planting intentions. NASS’s acreage estimates are based primarily on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March from a sample of approximately 73,000 farm operators across the ...
Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction Buyers Outdo Themselves
WEBAug 8, 2024 · The Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation and Wisconsin State Fair officials hosted another successful auction, raising $426,750 for Wisconsin State Fair youth livestock exhibitors at the 2024 Governor’s Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction. The grand champion lamb sold for a record-breaking $21,500 and sold to Molson-Coors.
Pam Jahnke Profile - Mid-West Farm Report
WEBSep 22, 2024 · Born in Northeastern Wisconsin, Pam Jahnke grew up in agriculture. Raised on her family’s 200-acre dairy farm, she learned the “farm work ethic” first hand. Pam has been dedicated to agriculture throughout her life being actively involved in both 4-H and FFA activities. She happily served as a 4-H camp counselor, was a dairy exhibitor in ...
Making more with less, Seven Sons Farms focuses on regenerative ...
WEBDec 31, 2020 · The seven Hitzfield brothers are all part of the operation that started when their parents, Lee and Beth Hitzfield were married in 1981 (photo courtesy: Seven Sons Farms). One family, seven sons, and a big belief in creating consumer confidence are just pieces of a larger equation that helped Seven ...
Westby Cooperative Creamery to build 50,000-pound cottage …
WEBJul 10, 2020 · Westby Cooperative Creamery announced Thursday it will be giving its silo on Main Street a facelift to resemble a giant cottage cheese container. The creamery said it pays homage to the area’s dairy heritage and designation as “The Cottage Cheese Capital of Wisconsin.”. “With 13 to 14 million pounds of cottage cheese leaving this ...