DATCP Announces Details for Wisconsin Farm Support Program

Weekly eNewsletter | November 8, 2021 | Volume 187

DATCP Announces Details for Wisconsin Farm Support Program

Under the direction of Governor Evers, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) will provide another round of Farm Support Program direct aid payments to Wisconsin farmers who have experienced economic losses due to COVID-19.

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Forestville Flowage is Stocked

The DNR recently partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Fish Hatchery in Genoa to stock largemouth bass and bluegill into the Forestville Flowage, a 65-acre lake in Door County.

Penn Vet Establishes Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases

Signaling the world’s vulnerability to disease, the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Vet) is launching the Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases (IIZD) to confront emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, with a goal of fostering innovations in disease surveillance, treatment, and vaccine development.

Equity Altoona Market Receives Organic Certification

Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association is pleased to announce that its Altoona market is now certified organic! Approval was granted by Nature’s International Certification Services (NICS), USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP). The cooperative’s Bonduel, Sparta and Stratford markets have been certified and are providing organic cattle sales.

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.