Wisconsin

It looks like the year ahead will be good for pie lovers, and anyone who enjoys tart cherries. "It's a pretty good year for tart cherries, actually looking at an increase of about 33% from what was produced last year," noted NASS' Lance Honig...

In May, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office initiated the second USMCA dispute regarding Canadian dairy tariff-rate quota policies.  The TRQs deny allocation access to eligible applicants, including retailers, food service operators, and other types of importers, and impose new conditions on the allocation and use of the TRQs. Wiscon...

Sweet cherry production is expected to drop this year, while tart cherry production forecasts are up year-over-year. According to NASS the sweet cherry production forecast is down 27% from 2021 figures at 275,000 tons. In Washington, the largest producing sweet cherry producing state, severe cold weather in winter and spring reduced pollination and fruit set ...

A pair of U.S. House lawmakers recently introduced legislation to help address the current truck driver shortage in the United States. In 2021, American trucking companies experienced a record deficit of approximately 80,000 drivers due to hiring and retention challenges ...

During the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin annual business conference, Dr. Tom Overton hosted a session on “Ways to Fatten up Your Milk Check.” Overton, from Cornell University, said dairy farming is more than simply selling milk to a processor. He noted ...

Raising awareness and removing stigmas about rural mental health issues are occurring through various state and grass-root level efforts. Scott Heiberger of the National Farm Medicine Center discuses a campaign from last spring called "Farm Neighbors Care", involving different organizations in Wisconsin bringing treats to farmers ...

Recovering from the global COVID-19 pandemic is proving difficult for all industries, and the nation’s dairy farmers are no different. Pressure points were aligned at both ends of the supply chain. Dairy processors had to make changes in how they market product both domestically and internationally, while on the farm, producers struggled to find labor to help run their operations. The ... Read M

At the National Dairy Shrine museum in Fort Atkinson, WI, guests can take a step back in time on America’s dairy farms. You can view dairy artifacts, equipment and learn about the great leaders who’ve shaped the industry. The National Dairy Shrine is an organization committed to preserving the history of the dairy industry, and ensuring its successful future. Executive ...

What does this year's cranberry production look like nationwide and in major cranberry production states? According to USDA numbers, cranberry consumption has grown in recent years, from holiday time only, to year round. When it comes to the size of this year's cranberry crop ...

The new service standards implemented this month by the United States Postal Service have lawmakers from Rural America concerned. The Postal Service increased time-in-transit standards by one or two days for certain mail that is traveling longer distances, saying standards for single-piece First-Class Mail traveling within a local area will continue to be two days ...