AgrAbility News
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WI Farm Service Agency | Farm Loan Programs | Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers
While FSA is committed to serving all farmers and ranchers, by statute, FSA targets a portion of all Guaranteed loan funds, Direct Operating and Direct Farm Ownership loan funds, Microloan funding, and Youth loans, to historically underserved farmers and ranchers, which include: Women African Americans Alaskan Natives American Indians Hispanic Asian Native Hawaiians and Pacific…
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USDA Partner | NRCS Programs
The United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is committed to helping private landowners care for the land, use it productively, and excel as stewards for the future. Through voluntary incentive-based programs, NRCS works directly with farmers and landowners to provide technical and financial assistance to make conservation work on private lands.…
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Six possible impacts of COVID-19 on farming shared by Mark Stephenson and John Shutske
Our partners at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and the Division of Extension shared some great information on how COVID-19 could affect our farming community and what impacts that will cause. Below are the top 6 reasons they talk about. Markets and farm prices. Supply chains slowdowns and shortages. Farmers’ health. The farm workforce.…
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Veteran Farmer Assistance and Outreach Program
If you are a military veteran interested in learning more about farming and getting started in agriculture, The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is able to assist by providing you with access to resources and give guidance on business plan development. Taking the first steps to becoming involved in any agriculture enterprise, including…
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Farm Service Agency Programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers direct and guaranteed loans to farmers and ranchers to promote, build and sustain family farms for a thriving agricultural economy. Farm ownership, operating, and emergency loans are available under the Direct Loan Program. Farm ownership, operating, and conservation loans are available under the Guaranteed Loan…
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PDPW Development Day Three: Dairy Business Management
On day three, we wrapped up our first two days of training and brought it all together in a session about dairy business management. We began by discussing the money behind a dairy, including what can make a farm profitable, how much equipment and buildings can cost, how much it costs to feed a herd…
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PDPW Development Day Two: Farming, Fields, and Fundamentals
Day two of the PDPW APPs training brought us to Blue Star Dairy, located in Arlington, WI. Blue Star Dairy has three separate locations, and milks approximately 2,600 cows between the locations in Arlington, Deforest and Middleton. They use Germania herringbone style parlors, with a double 12 in Middleton, a double 16 in Deforest, and…
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PDPW Development Day One: Dairy Science FUN-damentals
The Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) is the dairy industry’s professional development organization. They provide educational events that are open to members and non-members that connect producers, industry experts, and industry affiliates all across the nation; as well as industry outreach with the goal of educating others about the dairy industry. To learn more about PDPW…
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Press Release: Wisconsin Rural Women’s Initiative Receives Helen Daniels Bader Grant for Eldering with Attitude Program
Wisconsin Rural Women’s Initiative, Inc. W3377 Potter Road, Elkhorn, WI 262-812-3866 ~ wisconsinruralwomen@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Person – Christy Harteau, Director of Administration 262-812-3866 Wisconsin Rural Women’s Initiative Receives Helen Daniels Bader Grant for Eldering with Attitude Program WRWI is pleased to invite participants to the Wisconsin Dells on April 29, 2017 to engage…
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Presentations Set for AgrAbility of Wisconsin Summit
MADISON, WI–The AgrAbility of Wisconsin Summit will take place Wednesday, March 15th, 2017, with registration starting at 9:00 AM. Lunch will be provided, and the event will run until 2:00 PM at the Froehlke Auditorium at the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, WI. All are welcome to attend at no cost. The daylong program gives participants…
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This material is based upon work supported by the AgrAbility of Wisconsin project award no. 2022-41590-38131 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.