MID-WEST FARM REPORT - EAU CLAIRE

National FFA Week continues, and Bob celebrates by taking to the Section 2 representative on the Wisconsin FFA leadership team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's National FFA Week, and we start the celebration by talking with the Section 1 state FFA vice president. We also explore growing microalgae for farm uses, and University of Wisconsin forage specialist emeritus Dan Undersander provides another alfalfa update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The show sweetens up today with the American Honey Bee queen discussing the latest issues in the honey industry. We also get another Countryside Cooperative update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are job opportunities in agriculture, and today we talk about a Perdue University study confirming that. We also present another ProVision Partners Cooperative update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear today from a Louisiana broadcaster about the latest in farming conditions in his part of the country, as we slowly crawl out of the Wisconsin winter wonderland deep-freeze. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The deep freeze is on as we report a long list of school closings and hear an update about the latest in hemp research and development. University of Wisconsin-Madison forage specialist emeritus Dan Undersander also talks more about soil temperatures during such deeply cold weather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Valley Crossing law attorney Bridget Finke joins us today to talk about farm-tax issues. On this Lunar New Year we also get another Countryside Cooperative update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year's Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer winners talk with us as we greet another sub-zero winter morning in farm country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

State agriculture secretary designee Randy Romanski talks about some of the agriculture-related features of the biennial budget proposal being forwarded by Gov. Tony Evers, and we get another ProVision Partners Cooperative update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We visit today with the new chairwoman of the state Senate Agriculture Committee, and cover our normal daily fare of farm news, markets and weather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The head of a company that ships commodities talks about the availability of shipping containers; University of Wisconsin-Madison forage specialist emeritus Dan Undersander provides another alfalfa update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk about chicken-wing consumption during this weekend's championship football game, and receive another Countryside Cooperative update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Plenty of snow and cold weather is arriving, and we're ready with updates about school closings. We also talk about the repairs and maintenance being done on Lock and Dam No. 4 at Alma, on the Mississippi River. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barron County dairy farmer Brittany Olson joins us to talk about she and her husband participating in an upcoming farmers' peer counseling group. Meanwhile, we brace for some the expected snowy and cold weather that's on the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk today about cattle inventories, the deepening winter, the Where Food Comes From company, and other farm news and markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we talk about agricultural statistics, and University of Wisconsin-Madison forage specialist emeritus Dr. Dan Undersander provides another alfalfa update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk today about farmers using the federal Payroll Protection Program put forth as part of coronavirus pandemic relief packages; we also note a sad moment in this day's history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in rural areas of Wisconsin is explored today. We also have another ProVision Cooperative update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott gets an update about a National Farm Medicine Center farm-accident reporting program; we look at the latest dairy production numbers and what's going on in the organization of the new congressional agriculture committees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott licks his wounds with other Packers fans as they recover from their NFC championship game loss. Bob discusses land values with an expert in that field, and University of Wisconsin-Madison forage specialist emeritus Dr. Dan Undersander has another alfalfa update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julia Nunes, who serves as Wisconsin's Alice in Dairyland, joins us to talk about her term being extended for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. We also hear another Countryside Cooperative update and get ready to cheer the Green Bay Packers to another Super Bowl. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk today about some of the latest in federal coronavirus-relief programs, and take a look at the day's news, weather and markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this inauguration day we talk about getting coronavirus vaccines to agricultural workers and mark the passing of the first woman to chair the Wisconsin Assembly's Agriculture Committee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we visit with a leader of The Hunger Task Force, which is dealing with food insecurity issues. We also talk about tomorrow's presidential inauguration, along with good portions of other news, weather, markets and fun. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott talks today with Wisconsin Farmers Union president Darin VonRuden about the incoming Biden Administration and the new Congress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.