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WFBF Represented at National Level

Wisconsin Farm Bureau members attended the American Farm Bureau’s Annual Convention, Jan. 7-12 in Atlanta, Ga. Kevin Krentz was re-elected to serve a two-year term on American Farm Bureau’s Board of Directors. Krentz was first elected president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation and Rural Mutual Insurance Company in 2020. Krentz is a dairy farmer from Berlin in Waushara County.

30th Annual GrassWorks Grazing Conference

While helping farmers recover from disasters, Jason Rowntree realized his life’s work would be developing systems to increase the resilience of food production worldwide. As an associate professor of Animal Science at Michigan State University, he has studied how grazing livestock can improve land and mitigate climate change by capturing carbon and providing other ecosystem services.

Dairy Innovation Hub Asset For Wisconsinites

The Dairy Innovation Hub facilitates innovative research at the UW-Madison, UW-Platteville, and UW-River Falls campuses, through the State of Wisconsin’s $7.8 million yearly investment.

Dr. Heather White, Faculty Director for the Dairy Innovation Hub, says that their focus remains on four key areas that affect all Wisconsinites; land and water, animal health and welfare, farm business and community, and human health and nutrition.

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WLIC Update

WLIC Staff are happy to be settled into the new office and look forward to a busy renewal year! Be sure to renew your premises early to not get caught waiting during the busy season. As a reminder, all premises expire on July 31, 2022, but you can renew as soon as today and not have to renew again until 2025!

Total premises renewed in 2022: 316

WLIC Members

Being a small non-profit, WLIC relies on memberships and sponsorships to further academic programs and events to educate on livestock traceability, identification, and premises ID. We sincerely thank our Industry and Individual partners for their continuous support of WLIC.

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