Wis. Governor Introduces Five Bills Totaling Nearly $25 Million in Support of Agriculture

Weekly eNewsletter | October 11, 2021 | Volume 183

Gov. Evers, WEDC Announce $4.5 Million to Support Expansion in Wisconsin's Dairy Industry

Gov. Tony Evers announced the state of Wisconsin will be supporting the expansion of Agropur Dairy Cooperative in Little Chute with up to $4.5 million in business tax credits from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).

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Vietnam Plans to Cut U.S. Pork Tariffs as Trade Tensions Ease

Vietnam plans to lower tariffs on U.S. frozen pork, corn and wheat, a further sign of easing trade tensions with its biggest export market.

USDA Launches Loan Guarantee To Build Capacity

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans for another $100 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act intended to help expand meat processing capacity and the number of processors in the meat and poultry supply chain.

Sustainability Support for the Cattle Industry

While U.S. farmers and ranchers have worked to revitalize the quality of beef and the efficiency of its production over the past 30 years, consumers are often the target of unflattering messages from a litany of activist groups. That fact first appeared as a quality concern in the 2011 National Beef Quality Audit’s (NBQA) top five as: “How and where cattle are raised.”

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.