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Beef Quality Assurance Training & Certification

Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training provides systematic information to U.S. beef producers on how good husbandry techniques can be coupled with accepted scientific knowledge to raise cattle under optimum management conditions. To get certified in person, please register at https://go.wisc.edu/y580ma. Certifications may also be completed online at https://www.bqa.org/beef-quality…/online-certifications More information on BQA training can be […]

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Stockmanship & Stewardship workshop

Calling all beef producers! Join us for this Stockmanship & Stewardship workshop held in Lancaster, WI, August 28-29. This will be an action-packed two days featuring a variety of topics from cattle health and well-being to pasture management and land stewardship, complemented by low-stress cattle handling demonstrations. For more information, please visit stockmanshipandstewardship.org/events/lancaster-wi

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WIndicators Volume 7, Issue 1: Wisconsin Farming: Insights from the 2022 Census Of Agriculture

The most recent, the 2022 Census of Agriculture, aims to provide a detailed snapshot of the nation’s farming economy, including information on farm demographics, production practices, land use, and economic trends. The intent of this issue of WIndicator is to provide an overview of recent trends in Wisconsin farming using the Census of Agriculture. We pay particular attention to the changes since the last Census in 2017 to understand trends in key metrics for Wisconsin agriculture with some references to longer term trends (1997 to 2022).

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Wisconsin Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference – Special Track for Agri-Preneurship and Innovations in Ag!

Attention Small Ag Business Owners!! At the Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference, there will be a whole track of sessions devoted to agri-preneurship and innovations in Ag!

The Innovations in Local Agri-Food Business Track includes:
– New Crops and New Farms: A Panel of Driftless Agri-preneurs
– The Agri-Tech Start-Up Scene in Wisconsin
– Challenges and Opportunities When Providing Business Assistance to Entrepreneurial Farmers
– Financial Resources for Agri-preneurs

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Pork Producers Annual Meeting!

Sunday, February 4th at the Log Cabin in Bangor WI! The meeting will be at 12:00pm followed by Dinner at 12:30pm. This meeting counts as an educational session for youth. There will also be door prizes as well as prize drawings. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mike Gilster at 608-780-1261.

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