Milkweed has been named the “Plant Species of the Year” by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for 2024. This native plant plays a critical role in supporting monarch butterflies, ...

Chaired by AASV Vice President Chris Rademacher, the session will begin with a welcome address, followed by a presentation from Anna Forseth on the proposed response plan for Highly Pathogenic Avian ...

The U.S. cotton industry has expressed disappointment in the recent report released by the Make America Healthy Again Commission. Industry leaders argue that the report overlooks key facts about ...

Eleven-year-old Guy Kroll has dedicated the month of May to honoring his late uncle, Ben Kroll, a military veteran who died in 2023 following a long battle with PTSD. Inspired by Ben’s own tradition, ...

A new budget bill passed by the U.S. House proposes major changes to environmental permitting laws under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), aiming to streamline review timelines for large ...

The National Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) has announced the addition of three accomplished individuals to its Board of Directors: Brian Carpenter, Alicia Ellis, and Liz Riffle.

The 2025 ISU McKean Swine Disease Conference is expanding with two valuable preconference workshops focused on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae eradication and PRRS (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory ...

Wisconsin will begin testing raw milk from dairy farms for signs of H5N1 avian influenza, joining a national effort to protect both animal and human health. This new testing initiative follows USDA’s ...

Recently, R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard and sheep industry advocate Carson Jorgensen met with White House officials to present a revitalization strategy for the declining U.S. cattle and sheep ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins approved significant waivers altering the definition of allowable food purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for Indiana ...

More than 60 rural advocates, including voices from Wisconsin, met in Des Moines, Iowa, for the Rural Policy Action Summit. Their goal was to share ideas, build solutions, and highlight urgent needs ...

“We expected the MAHA report to attack pesticides, particularly glyphosate and atrazine. Leaders of the MAHA movement continue to make unsubstantiated health claims against the herbicides which aren’t ...