(Lena, Birnamwood)   Farms are in the middle of very important decision-making processes regarding their crop acres for the 2025 growing season.  Two key risk management programs which farms may utilize are Crop Insurance and the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage(ARC) or Price Loss Coverage(PLC).  Both of these critical programs have upcoming decision deadlines; March […]

Wisconsin farms that conduct their own pest management control practices need to be certified through the Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) process to purchase or apply restricted-use-pesticides.  The process for ordering the PAT manual and registering for a training/test session has undergone significant changes.  Anyone wanting to re-certify or become certified must visit the PAT website […]

Verona, Wisc. — 2024-25 is the 3-year mark for the majority of Wisconsin farmers certified in the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program.  In 2018, certain packers announced they would only purchase cattle from farms selling finished cattle that are BQA Certified. The UW-Madison’s Division of Extension and the Wisconsin Beef Council will be hosting in-person […]

Know what weather is headed your way! Sign up today to get weekly, in-season email updates from the Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook by visiting https://cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/wisconsin-climate-outlook/ . Each report includes helpful maps regarding temperature, precipitation, and comparisons to recent weather and climate patterns to help you make the best decisions you can around planting, irrigation, nutrient […]

Join the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension for the 2025 Focus on Forage webinar series. Webinars are free and run from 12:30 to 1:30 pm.  Certified Crop Advisor CEUs will be available for each webinar. Past webinar recordings can be found on the Focus on Forage Website. This program is sponsored by the University of […]