Keep Venison Safe This Season

Weekly eNewsletter | November 22, 2021 | Volume 189

Keep Venison Safe This Season

Gun deer season is here, and just as hunters need to be trained in gun safety, they also need to be trained in food safety to prevent foodborne illnesses. Farmers from across the country are experiencing extended wait times with processing facilities, and in some cases have had to contact their butcher years in advance to book their slot. This is no different with wild game processing, where more hunters are turning to at-home field dressing and processing this hunting season due to wait times and limited spot availability.

12/1 - PDPW Dairy Insights Summit

12/3-5 - Farm Bureau YFA Conference

Please submit your event to ahahn@wiid.org

How many deer have been harvested in WI this year so far?

Visit WLIC online to view the tag variation available to fit your production needs!

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Animal Protein Needs Trade Negotiatiors

In the past two decades U.S. animal-protein exports have grown from $7.4 billion to $20.7 billion, driven by industry marketing and government trade negotiations. Currently trade accounts for 10 percent to 30 percent of U.S. animal-protein production, depending on industry segment.

K-State Researcher Continues Efforts to Halt Spread of ASF

Megan Niederwerder, assistant professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, will lead a new $513,000 research project to characterize African swine fever virus survival and transmission after introduction onto a farm.

WSF Century and Sesquicentennial Farm and Home Applications Available

Wisconsin State Fair officials are pleased to announce that applications are now available for the 2022 Century and Sesquicentennial Farm and Home Award, a prestigious award given to families who have dedicated their life to Wisconsin farming for 100 or 150 years.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Wisconsin Agriculture/Carbon/ Energy/Water Initiative (A-CEW)

Policy Leaders from the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate seek public comment and input to improve public/private initiatives. The responses to this request will help in the development of a series of recommendations to be forwarded to respective Legislative committees for their consideration in early 2022.