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Sacramento Kings "Perfect Pump" promo gives us the gift of Tom's perfect pump.
You can tell by his reaction that this isn't the first 'perfect pump' in Tom's gas pumping career. He's been training for this moment his whole life. You think Tom ever stopped at one of the 'full service' pump back in the day? Please. Let some pencil neck high school kid pump his gas when he's perfectly capable of pum...
Mar 13, 2025

Bucks give up a 4-point play in the final seconds, fall to the Pacers 115-114. SERENITY NOW!
I can say one thing for certain this morning: I do NOT have Bucks Lust. Unbelievable finish last night. UN-BE-LIEV-ABLE. I'll grant you, the Bucks probably didn't deserve to win that game. Their defensive rotations on 3-point looks for the Pacers were terrible, they got WHOOPED on fast break points, etc. But despite al...
Mar 12, 2025

Packers make two (kind of) big moves on Legal Tampering Day in the NFL.
Gutey to Packer fans when nothing was happening on Sunday night or the first half of Monday:It never ceases to amuse me how Packer Twitter operates during NFL free agency. On Sunday night we had names like Davante Adams and DK Metcalf on the move, Myles Garrett and Max Crosby signing extensions, etc. Packer Twitter: &q...
Mar 11, 2025

If you can't beat 'em, sign 'em. Brewers bring in Jose Quintana on a 1 year deal.
^This. This is *HOPEFULLY* the last time that Jose Quintana torments the Brewer fan base. So when the news broke yesterday that the Brewers were bringing in Quintana on a 1 year, $4.25 million dollar deal, I had to go back and check to see what his record against the Brewers was in his career. Before finding the actual...
Mar 04, 2025

The Jaire Alexander Era appears over in Green Bay.
I wouldn't file this news yesterday under 'shocking' or even 'mildly unnerving.' Basically from the middle of the season on, it felt like we were on a path to the Packers moving on from Jaire Alexander. He's missed 20 of the last 34 games of his career with injury (or suspension, remember when he pretended to be a team...
Feb 27, 2025
News From The Pack

Hardman inks deal with Packers
(GREEN BAY PACKERS) - The Green Bay Packers have signed wide receiver Mecole Hardman. The transaction was announced Thursday by General Manager Brian Gutekunst. Hardman (5-10, 187), a seventh-year player out of the University of Georgia, was originally selected in the second round (No. 56 overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft...
Mar 20, 2025
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Rodgers still without a team
(247NEWSSOURCE) MINNEAPOLIS, MN - The Minnesota Vikings are uninterested in signing a former Packers' legend. ESPN reported yesterday that the team is moving past their discussions with free agent Aaron Rodgers. The 41-year-old preferred to join Minnesota after he got released by the Jets.
Mar 20, 2025

Packers sign a wide receiver, Steelers getting cranky with Rogers
(WNFL/247NEWSSOURCE) - ESPN reports that the Green Bay Packers have signed free agent wide receiver/kick returner Mecole Hardman to a contract. This past season, Hardman played in 12 games for Kansas City. He caught 12 passes for 90 yards and ran the ball 5 times for 62 yards. Hardman was named to the Pro Bowl in his r...
Mar 19, 2025

Green Bay Packers add Banks
(GREEN BAY PACKERS) - The Green Bay Packers have signed guard Aaron Banks. The transaction was announced Tuesday by General Manager Brian Gutekunst. Banks (6-5, 325), a fifth-year player out of the University of Notre Dame, was originally selected in the second round (No. 48 overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft by the San Fr...
Mar 18, 2025
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Jaire Alexander: Trade or not?
(LEARFIELD) - The Green Bay Packers reportedly haven't given up on the idea of trading standout cornerback Jaire Alexander. ESPN reports Alexander is available but the Green Bay front office is waiting to see if other teams will come knocking. ESPN Insider Rob Demovsky says the Packers want to get something done before...
Mar 18, 2025
Agriculture
Dairy Defined Podcast: Lactose-Free Milk Makes Schoolkids Smile
ARLINGTON, VA - Jessica Shelly is the Director of Student Dining Services for Cincinnati Public Schools in Cincinnati, Ohio. She's responsible for overseeing the service of more than 60,000 meals a day in the lunchroom operations at 65 schools. And in 2023, her school system tried something different: It offered its st...
Mar 21, 2025

Farmers in Dodge County carry out efforts to enhance local soil and water quality
SOUTH BEAVER DAM, Wis. - Isabella Kraus is a young, passionate farmer involved with the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil and Healthy Water, a local watershed conservation group. As a sixth-generation farmer, she is gaining valuable experience in sustainable farming. Kraus and her family manage a cash grain and veg...
Mar 21, 2025
DATCP Accepting Applications for Export Expansion Grants Through April 9
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for new Export Expansion Grants through April 9, 2025. These grants are funded through the Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports (WIAE), which Gov. Evers created in 2021 to promote Wisconsin ...
Mar 20, 2025
Webinar: Higher Fertility Success with Wisconsin Dairy Farmers
From Wisconsin Agriculture Extension Hear from David Jauquet, Mike Martin, Jeff McNeely, and Chuck Ripp as Dr. Paul Fricke moderates this panel.
Mar 19, 2025

Professional Dairy Producers Announces Additional Your Farm-Your Footprint Funding at 2025 Business Conference
DAIRY NEWS - The 2025 Professional Dairy Producers® (PDP) Business Conference brought together approximately 1,000 dairy producers and industry professionals March 12-13 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. In addition to educational sessions and interactive networking opportunities, the annual conference ...
Mar 19, 2025