MID-WEST FARM REPORT - EAU CLAIRE

It's a chilly fall morning in the region, but we warm things up with Bob talking with a Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin official about the latest milk-marketing projects; Chippewa County University of Wisconsin-Extension agriculture agent Jerry Clark stops in to talk about dealing with animal wastes as the fields start to freeze. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We focus today on the Wisconsin Senate's vote yesterday to not confirm Brad Pfaff as secretary of the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. We also cover rural cybersecurity issues and miss the chance to pick on Bob about it being his birthday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This year's Wisconsin potato harvest is featured on today's show. We also continue our coverage about whether the state Senate will carry through on a threat to not confirm the new secretary of the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we feature Dr. Dale Gallenberg, UW-River Falls dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. He talks about his college's involvement in the new Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott features Dennis Roehl of Roehl Acres at Loyal, the host of the 2022 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days show. Countryside Cooperative agronomist Brent Wink also joins the fun with another Countryside Cooperative crops update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob says "boo" and "happy Halloween," as the day's show features a USDA administrator talking about crop-insurance issues with this season's delayed harvesting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we feature the national honey queen, who's from Wisconsin, about a big upcoming honey conference. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we talk about hemp processing and what growers of that new crop industry should be watching. There's also the usual fare of farm news, local news and markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob talks with Wisconsin's FFA president about the upcoming National FFA Convention in Indianapolis; UW-Madison forage specialist Dan Undersander joins us to talk about doing inventories of forages. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Mid-West Farm Report team talks about dairy issues with former U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsak; Countryside Cooperative agronomist Brent Wink is in with his weekly Countryside Cooperative crop update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk today with Eric Rygg, president of Huntsinger Farms at Eau Claire. The farm will host the 2020 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days. Chippewa County UW-Extension youth program coordinator also visits to talk about the latest in her programs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we talk with Wisconsin Farm Technology Days executive director Matt Lewen about the state FTD board's decision to not hold the previously planned 2021 Farm Technology Days at the Jefferson County Fair Park. We also share news, markets and some general fun. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob talks about gifting with Bridget Finke of Valley Crossing Law Office; Scott provides the latest news about the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob talks today with a Chippewa Falls manufacturer who's working on cow-comfort all over the world. Today's ag news includes the announcement of a 2020 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days Innovation Square area that will highlight some of the many commodities people might not immediately associate with the area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk today with a Wisconsin senator who was at the forefront of funding the new Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub. Countryside Cooperative field agronomist Brent Wink also was in the studio with his weekly Countyside Cooperative crop update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob talks today with University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy specialist Mark Stephenson about what's driving milk prices; Chippewa County 4-H program coordinator Heidi Vanderloop visits to talk about yesterday's youth science day in Chippewa County. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk today with a Wisconsin farmer who's using the power of the pen to tell people how farmers care for the environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott talks today with Chuck Rueth, chairman of the Clark County Farm Technology Days Executive Committee, about what went into selecting Roehl Acres at Loyal as the 2022 FTD hosts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott arrives with the full Hunters' Moon to kick off a new week of early morning chores. We talk with Randy Shaver, the former UW-Madison dairy nutritionist who recently was honored at World Dairy Expo, and Bob gets the latest about alfalfa from UW-Madison forage specialist Dan Undersander. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob honors Saturday's National Farmers' Day, and Countryside Cooperative agronomist Brent Wink arrives with another Countryside crops update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National 4-H Week continues. Today, we talk with some of the exhibitors at World Dairy Expo in Madison, and UW-Madison soybean specialist Shawn Conley talks about the importance of taking notes during the ongoing harvest. Chippewa County UW-Extension agriculture agent stops in to provide updates about area UW-Extension programs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk today with Chuck Rueth of Loyal, Wisconsin, chairman of the Clark County 2022 Farm Technology Days Executive Committee. The committee has named Roehl Acres at Loyal as the event's host farm. We also talk with Chris Galen of the National Milk Producers Federation about the latest program designed to help dairy farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Propane fuel markets are among the subjects covered during today's show, along with big news with Farm Technology Days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National 4-H week kicks off with a beautiful Wisconsin autumn day, when we talk about alpacas and last week's World Dairy Expo. We also hear a forage update from University of Wisconsin-Madison forage specialist Dan Undersander. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob has more today from World Dairy Expo in Madison, and Scott talks with a structural engineer about the potential for looking at engineering load-standards when constructing farm buildings. Countryside Cooperative agronomist Brent Wink also visits with another Countryside Cooperative crop update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.