Gov. Evers Announces Additional $50 Million to Support Wisconsin Farmers, Agriculture Industry

Weekly eNewsletter | August 23, 2021 | Volume 176

Gov. Evers Announces Additional $50 Million to Support Wisconsin Farmers, Agriculture Industry

Gov. Tony Evers Wednesday announced an additional $50 million in direct payments to support Wisconsin’s agricultural producers through a new round of the Wisconsin Farm Support Program, an additional installment of the governor’s successful Wisconsin Farm Support Program announced in 2020. Last year, Gov. Evers distributed $50 million in direct aid to farmers through the Wisconsin Farm Support Program. In total, the governor has earmarked more than $100 million from funding the state received from the federal government to support Wisconsin’s farmers and agricultural industries.

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State Steps Up Testing And Disposal of Deer With CWD

If a deer gets Chronic Wasting Disease, it will definitely die from it. That’s why the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is trying to slow its spread and protect local populations of wild white-tailed deer.

Monroe County Horse Is Wisconsin First EEE Case In 2021

A Monroe County horse has tested positive for Wisconsin’s first case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in 2021.

The results were confirmed this week by the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. EEE is primarily spread by mosquitos.

Advances in Sampling for More Effective Enteric Disease Control

Producers and veterinarians should “begin with the end in mind” when it comes to diagnosing disease and planning control strategies, according to Eric Burrough, DVM, PhD, associate professor and diagnostic pathologist at the Iowa State Diagnostic Laboratory.