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Dairy Defined Podcast: Dairy Farmers Near Win in Decades-Long Regulatory Fight
ARLINGTON, VA - The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, aka EPCRA, was created in 1986 to help communities plan for chemical emergencies. It requires industry to report on the storage, use, and release of hazardous substances to federal, state, and local governments. It's a good law, says NMPF Chief Cou...
Aug 11, 2026
Golden E Dairy: Building Dreams From the Ground Up
On the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, Peggy Coffeen visits with the family behind Golden E Dairy in Kewaskum, Wisconsin, where first-generation farmers Chris and Tracey Elbe describe building their dairy from a 64-stall stanchion barn and 250 acres into a self-sufficient enterprise milking 2,900 cows, raising calves, heifers, ...
Aug 11, 2026
Humane Officer Training Offered September 21-25 in Madison
MADISON, Wis. - In September, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will host its annual humane officer training for those seeking appointment as humane officers and certified law officers who handle animal welfare complaints. Registration is now open for the Annual Humane Offic...
Aug 11, 2026
Wisconsin Beef Council Partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs to Provide Nutritious Beef Snacks for State's Youth
Proceeds from "United By Beef" apparel fundraiser to supply beef sticks to local clubs VERONA and MADISON, Wis. - Powered by purpose and fueled by beef, the Wisconsin Beef Council is launching its annual apparel fundraiser to combat youth food insecurity. Running now through the end of August, the Beef Counci...
Aug 11, 2026
NFMC staff member named president-elect of international ag safety group
A National Farm Medicine Center staff member has been named president-elect of the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH). Melissa Ploeckelman Brown, outreach specialist with the National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, will step into the president's role June 2027 ...
Aug 11, 2026
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