MID-WEST FARM REPORT - EAU CLAIRE

Bob checks in with reports from the Wisconsin FFA Convention at Madison; Scott talks with a federal Bureau of Land Management official about a wild horse and burro adoption program this weekend in Marshfield. State agriculture secretary-designee Brad Pfaff also talks about his recent trade trip to Mexico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott updates us about the expansion of the Midstate Technical College's agriculture programs in central Wisconsin, and Bob visits with the host of last weekend's Dunn County dairy breakfast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott does this morning's chores, with Bob bringing reports from UW-Madison forage specialist Dan Undersander and attorney Bridget Finke. We also talk about a Wood County vocational agriculture program funded in part by grants as the 2019 Wisconsin FFA Convention gets under way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show highlights a Wisconsin farmer who's using YouTube programs to help people understand the farming industry. We also review the coming weekend's June Dairy Month breakfasts, and Countryside Cooperative's Brent Wink is in with his update about the area's crops. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show includes a preview of the upcoming National Holstein Convention. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show highlights a Barron County farm that hosted the county's annual dairy breakfast two years after a tornado cause heavy damage to the farm's buildings. We also talk with a state pork industry representative about the work to keep African Swine Fever out of the U.S. hog herd. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we discuss homeowners' responsibilities in water-quality issues, and we review this list of this week's June Dairy Month breakfasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob talks today with UW-Madison Dan Undersander about a grass some farmers are considering as an emergency forage this year; our Madison crew talks with an organizer of the national farm business conference coming up in the state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob reports live from the Marshfield Mayor's Breakfast to kick off the Dairy Month's celebrations, and Brent Wink of Countryside Cooperative gives us hope during his weekly Countryside Cooperative crops update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The grilling of different meats is discussed on today's show, and Chippewa County University of Wisconsin-Extension agriculture agent Jerry Clark stops in to talk about the region's forages. We also talk about the weekend's upcoming dairy breakfasts around the area. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We look today at the past week's national, state and local crop-planting reports. University of Wisconsin-Madison forage specialist Joe Lauer discusses corn conditions in the state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Lucey of the Center for Dairy Research is among today's guests, speaking about the future of non-refrigerated dairy products in the U.S. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special Memorial Day edition of the show, Scott talks with UW-Madison ag economist Paul Mitchell about crop insurance late- and prevented-planting options; Bob talks with UW-Madison forage specialist Dan Undersander about alternative forage options available to farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We report on the Trump Administration's latest plan to provide assistance to farmers affected by ongoing international trade wars. Scott also visits with Wisconsin Farmers Union president Darin Von Ruden about the DairyToday program. Crop issues also are discussed with Countryside Co-op's Brent Wink and Eau Claire County UW-Extension agriculture agent Mark Hagedorn. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Scott talks with an Archer Daniels Midland representative about how the lack of Mississippi River transportation is hitting Midwest farmers and related agriculture businesses. Chippewa County University of Wisconsin-Extension agriculture agent Jerry Clark also stops in to talk about the potential for switching crop varieties as spring crop-planting delays continue. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

We blow in on the morning wind and cool rain for another show. Among our guests are a representative of the National Farm Medicine Center and a Wisconsin Assembly representative who discuss legislation seeking state assistance for retrofitting tractors with rollover protection structures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we look at the latest crop progress reports, and provide a preview of this year's  Wisconsin FFA convention coming in June. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We celebrate a clearing morning sky during today's show, but continue concern about the forecast of rain that could keep farmers out of fields even longer. Pam Janke talks with a Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin executive about that state organization's dairy-promotion efforts; Bob talks with University of Wisconsin-Madison forage specialist Dan Undersander about what can be done to maintain crop rotati...

We congratulate those of Norwegian heritage as they celebrate Syttende Mai. Bob talks with organizers of a bicycle ride that honors farm safety, and we talk about tractor safety and crops with Countryside Co-op's Brent Wink and Eau Claire County UW-Extension agriculture agent Mark Hagedorn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our southern Wisconsin team talks about farmers markets while we dodge more raindrops in the Eau Claire area. Chippewa County University of Wisconsin-Extension agriculture agent Jerry Clark also talks about recent awards earned by area agents, and Scott brings us a soybean update with UW-Madison soybean specialist Shawn Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neal Kemmett of Ace Ethanol talks about the ethanol industry, including what trade challenges the industry is facing. We also serve our daily fare of news and market reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show highlights community supported agriculture projects, and we visit with The Country Today's Heidi Clausen. We also look at the week's planting- and crop-progress reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Madison crew talks with Wisconsin's new Alice in Dairyland, along with the outgoing Alice in Dairyland. Scott talks with Scott Heiberger of the Marshfield-based National Farm Medicine Center about a farm-safety story project the NFMC is working on, and Bob talks with UW-Madison forage specialist Dan Undersander about controlling weeds in alfalfa stands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

We talk today about a new job fair planned at this year's Farm Technology Days. Discussions also include U.S. trade matters, and Countryside Cooperative agronomist Brent Wink is in to provide his weekly crop update. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk today about food labeling and visit with Chippewa County agriculture agent Jerry Clark. And, of course, we talk about the rain and the wet field conditions it's creating for farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.