Harvesting Heroes Harvesting Heroes: Garden Valley Farmstead building … Harvesting Heroes: Dixon’s Apple Orchard Harvesting Heroes: Superior Fresh shapes the future … Harvesting Heroes: Chippewa Valley Bean – the largest … Harvesting Heroes: Barron County farmer breaks down … View All Harvesting Heroes Harvesting Heroes - Agriculture News White House Announces $26.5 Billion to Repair Bridges I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. The White House is announcing a plan to fix and upgrade about 15-thousand highway bridges. The plan would spend 26-and-a-half billion dollars to repair the bridges across the country. The money comes from the new infrastructure law. Transportation officials say fixing the bridges could play a role in […] Gov Tony Evers allocates funding Wisconsin farmer … Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – With a shortage of meat processors in Wisconsin, Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, trade, and consumer protection are spending five million dollars to assist. The money will help train a new generation of workers who can prepare beef, pork, and other meats. Farmers say the program will help […] Omicron Impacts Food Supply Chain; Causing Empty … I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. The Omicron variant is making the supply chain crunch worse. The Wall Street Journal reported that it is threatening operations at America’s busiest port. It says infection rates are rising rapidly among dockworkers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Pacific Maritime Association says about […] Medical Breakthrough: Man Gets Genetically Modified … I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. It’s being called a medical breakthrough; a man now has a pig’s heart. The transplant surgery was performed by a team at the University of Maryland Medicine. This is the first time ever that a full pig’s heart has been used. It was genetically modified to remove three […] “Fit” Named Farm Dog of the Year I’m Clinton Griffiths, with today’s AgDay Minute. More money is on the way to help keep kids fed at school. USDA announced it is putting 750 million more dollars into the school meal program nationwide. It adds up to an additional 25 cents per lunch. It’s to cover higher food costs amid the supply chain […] Could More Food Shortages Be Looming? I’m Tricia Sloma, with today’s AgDay Minute. There are concerns we could start seeing more food shortages at the grocery store as the new COVID variant takes hold. One Grand Rapids, Michigan-based food supplier, Spartan Nash, told Bloomberg it saw a tripling of COVID cases in recent weeks. It says it is filling orders, but […] Global Food Prices The Highest in a Decade I’m Tricia Stoma, with today’s AgDay Minute. While global food prices fell in December, prices for all last year are still the highest in a decade. The UN Food and Agricultural Organization reported that the food price index for all of last year increased to a reading of 125.7. That’s up more than 28-percent from […] Food and Grocery Workers Fight Fatigue and Labor … I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. You aren’t alone, food and retail workers are also burned out after nearly two years of dealing with the pandemic. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union says more than 50-thousand retail and grocery workers have been infected or exposed to coronavirus. Now, amid the latest variant, the […] Hurricane-Force Winds Trigger Dust Storms, Wildfires, … I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. At least five people died when a powerful storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest. The system…spawning hurricane-force winds and tornadoes in Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota. The National Weather Center says Wednesday set a record for the highest number of hurricane-force wind gusts in a single […] Pork recall expands to 2.3M pounds amid listeria … A recall affecting processed meats sold throughout the country has been expanded to include nearly 2 million additional pounds of pork and pepperoni products. Ag News Don't Miss Sevenwinds Casino Pigskin Picks Football Challenge … WIProud Stories
White House Announces $26.5 Billion to Repair Bridges I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. The White House is announcing a plan to fix and upgrade about 15-thousand highway bridges. The plan would spend 26-and-a-half billion dollars to repair the bridges across the country. The money comes from the new infrastructure law. Transportation officials say fixing the bridges could play a role in […]
Gov Tony Evers allocates funding Wisconsin farmer … Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – With a shortage of meat processors in Wisconsin, Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, trade, and consumer protection are spending five million dollars to assist. The money will help train a new generation of workers who can prepare beef, pork, and other meats. Farmers say the program will help […]
Omicron Impacts Food Supply Chain; Causing Empty … I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. The Omicron variant is making the supply chain crunch worse. The Wall Street Journal reported that it is threatening operations at America’s busiest port. It says infection rates are rising rapidly among dockworkers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Pacific Maritime Association says about […]
Medical Breakthrough: Man Gets Genetically Modified … I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. It’s being called a medical breakthrough; a man now has a pig’s heart. The transplant surgery was performed by a team at the University of Maryland Medicine. This is the first time ever that a full pig’s heart has been used. It was genetically modified to remove three […]
“Fit” Named Farm Dog of the Year I’m Clinton Griffiths, with today’s AgDay Minute. More money is on the way to help keep kids fed at school. USDA announced it is putting 750 million more dollars into the school meal program nationwide. It adds up to an additional 25 cents per lunch. It’s to cover higher food costs amid the supply chain […]
Could More Food Shortages Be Looming? I’m Tricia Sloma, with today’s AgDay Minute. There are concerns we could start seeing more food shortages at the grocery store as the new COVID variant takes hold. One Grand Rapids, Michigan-based food supplier, Spartan Nash, told Bloomberg it saw a tripling of COVID cases in recent weeks. It says it is filling orders, but […]
Global Food Prices The Highest in a Decade I’m Tricia Stoma, with today’s AgDay Minute. While global food prices fell in December, prices for all last year are still the highest in a decade. The UN Food and Agricultural Organization reported that the food price index for all of last year increased to a reading of 125.7. That’s up more than 28-percent from […]
Food and Grocery Workers Fight Fatigue and Labor … I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. You aren’t alone, food and retail workers are also burned out after nearly two years of dealing with the pandemic. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union says more than 50-thousand retail and grocery workers have been infected or exposed to coronavirus. Now, amid the latest variant, the […]
Hurricane-Force Winds Trigger Dust Storms, Wildfires, … I’m Clinton Griffiths with today’s AgDay Minute. At least five people died when a powerful storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest. The system…spawning hurricane-force winds and tornadoes in Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota. The National Weather Center says Wednesday set a record for the highest number of hurricane-force wind gusts in a single […]
Pork recall expands to 2.3M pounds amid listeria … A recall affecting processed meats sold throughout the country has been expanded to include nearly 2 million additional pounds of pork and pepperoni products.
