MID-WEST FARM REPORT - EAU CLAIRE

Dairy economist Mark Stephenson from the University of Wisconsin-Madison talks about the final report being developed by the state's Dairy Task Force 2.0, and we provide our normal fare of news, markets and chuckles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob talks about financial planning during difficult times with Valley Crossing Law attorney Bridget Finke. Weather and trade issues also are big in today's show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob talks with an area cooperative manager about the recent merger vote between River Country Cooperative and Heartland Cooperative. University of Wisconsin-Madison forage specialist Dan Undersander also visits to talk about the potential for additional forage-seeding to improve alfalfa fields damaged by the winter's weather. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk today with an expert in the cultures used in the dairy industry. Also, Brent Wink is in with the Countryside Cooperative crops update, and Eau Claire County University of Wisconsin-Extension agent Mark Hagedorn talks about alfalfa survival and an upcoming tractor-safety program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new hemp industry is discussed on today's show, along with how wet field conditions affect this year's planting season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear a report about the dairy economy from Jim Mulhern of the National Milk Producers Federation, along with our normal fare of rural news and markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott talks with Dallas Wuethrich of Greenwood, who recently received the Distinguished Wisconsin Agriculturist award at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Scott also interviewed Rachael Hart-Brinson, who's the new Eau Claire County University of Wisconsin-Extension 4-H program coordinator, and Bob gets an alfalfa update from UW-Madison forage specialist Dan Undersander. See omnystudio.com/l...

It's time for ticks in Wisconsin, and UW-Madison entomologist P.J. Leash fills us in on the status of those and other pests. We also get an update from Eau Claire County UW-Extension ag agent Mark Hagedorn and the Countryside Co-op crop update from Brent Wink. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk today with John Logterman of Osseo, who with his wife Ingrid and his family have gone full-time into the honey-production business. We also have our usual mix of farm news and markets, along with a few laughs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We cover the news about the merger of two of the region's large farm-supply cooperatives, and talk about the swine fever outbreak. University of Wisconsin-Madison soybean specialist Shawn Conley also tells farmers to not be shy about getting soybeans into the soil as soon as possible. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We wrap up our stories from the recent Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, along with our daily fare of farm news and markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The work trade system's effects on a local red kidney bean company is discussed by Scott today, and Bob talks about alfalfa stands' plant-counts with University of Wisconsin-Madison crop specialist Dan Undersander. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob visits with Countryside Cooperative's Brent Wink in this season's first Countryside Cooperative Crops Update. He also talks with University of Wisconsin-Extension Eau Claire County agriculture agent Mark Hagedorn, and Pam Janke visits the Palm Brewery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pam Janke reports from Holland today at one of the world's largest flower-distribution centers. Chippewa County agriculture agent Jerry Clark visits and talks about the recently razed barn at an area fairground. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bob visits with the Dutch developer of a floating dairy farm in The Netherlands; Scott talks about soybeans with University of Wisconsin soybean specialist Shawn Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have an unexpected guest today when Donny from Main Street Cafe calls in to tell us about the theft of a van that was loaded with the cafe's pies. On the agriculture front, we talk with a retired USDA forage researcher about South African producers feeding mesquite to dairy animals. Heidi Clausen, editor of The CountryToday newspaper, also helps update what's in the news. See omnystudio.com/lis...

We visit with Medford School District vocational agriculture instructor about the district's new barns. Tax day 2019 also brings us Valley Crossing Law's updates about end-of-life decisions, our Pioneer crops program and our Nexgrow Alfalfa forage program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics during today's show include marketing organic grains and the Pepin County Farm Management Club's annual spring tour -- and, of course, much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The weather outside is nasty, with a spring blizzard hitting our coverage area and causing nearly all of the region's schools to close for the day. We made it through, though, talking about the latest in Wisconsin's hemp production and about the Midwest Horse Fair -- along with the usual fare of markets and news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk with the executive director of the Midwest Horse Fair to hear about some of the exciting things going during this week's fair in Madison. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travelin' Bob has returned to the WAXX studio mic. Scott talks with Dunn County sheep producer Caleb Langworthy about difference between sheep-grazing management and the management of dairy and beef cattle grazing operations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wisconsin ag secretary-designee Brad Pfaff talks about state farming issues, and we get another report from Travelin' Bob and his travelin' crew. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travelin' Bob and his travelin' crew send another dispatch from Europe, and Pam Janke discusses state budget issues with the Dairy Business Association's legislative liaison. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get another update from Travelin' Bob and his fellow travelers. Scott asks a medical educator whether she heard what she expected from participants in the National Farm Medicine Center's Mental Health First Aid for Rural Wisconsin program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott checks in with organizers of a rural Wisconsin election-day lunch, and Bob and his traveling crew send another report from Holland. Clark County dairy farmer Pam Selz-Pralle discusses her work with the Common Ground group, which involves engaging urban and suburan people in discussions about farm issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.