Madison vet to offer new arthritis treatment for dogs
Madison Veterinary Specialists is now performing Synovetin OA treatments for elbow arthritis in dogs.
Agribusiness
Dairy program receives federal funding
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and the USDA announced an $80 million investment in Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) initiatives.
Madison-based coffee company supports 45 families in Columbia
Maria Clara Ruiz Zapata’s online Estación Coffee is supporting 45 families in Colombia with small-scale coffee farms.
Food scrap collection begins at area farmers markets
The Farmers Market Food Scrap Collection program begins on Tuesday, June 14 at the South Madison Farmers’ Market and the Eastside Farmers’ Market.
Milwaukee private equity firm acquires Dairyfood USA
Milwaukee private equity firm Borgman Capital announced the acquisition of Blue Mounds-headquartered Dairyfood USA as an add-on to its platform portfolio company Gilman Cheese Corp.
Sun Prairie Farmers Market celebrates Annual Dairy Day
The Sun Prairie Farmers Market will hold its second annual Dairy Day Market on June 4 from 7 a.m.–noon around Cannery Square Park at Market Street and Cannery Place in Sun Prairie.
Study: Pandemic trend could reverse decline of rural startups
The rate of rural entrepreneurship has decreased by 50% since 1978, but there has been a spike in new rural business filings in the last two years.
Evers announces $10 million in meat processing grants
Gov. Tony Evers has announced the creation of the Meat and Poultry Supply Chain Resiliency Grant Program, which will invest up to $10 million in the program to continue to grow Wisconsin’s meat processing industry and improve the long-term viability of the state’s livestock industry.
Hilldale farmers market returns
Hilldale Shopping Center’s twice-weekly farmers market will open on May 7 for the 2022 season.
Horse fair draws second-largest crowd
The 2022 Midwest Horse Fair drew more than 61,000 attendees April 22–24, the second-largest crowd for the event.
Couple transforming Paoli dairy plant with $10.3 million renovation
Co-founder of Sitka Salmon Shares Nic Mink, and his wife Danika Laine, are planning a $10.3 million project to transform a former dairy plant in Paoli into Seven Acre Dairy Co.
Repurposed digester to produce clean, renewable natural gas
EnTech Solutions, Northern Biogas, and Dane County are teaming up to support sustainable clean energy by repurposing an agricultural biodigester.
Down on the solar farm
The American farmer is still the lifeblood of our ability to produce food, not only for ourselves but also for the world, but the decline in the amount of Wisconsin land that’s actually being farmed might strike some as alarming.
Analysis: Wisconsin lags for aid spending, prioritizes small business
Although federal pandemic relief funds have been streaming into Wisconsin since 2020, the combined aid to Wisconsin state and local governments ranks in the bottom 10 states when measured as a share of annual spending.
Farmers market launches fundraiser
In conjunction with its 50th anniversary, the Dane County Farmers’ Market (DCFM) has launched the “Hitch Your Wagon to the Market” fundraiser.
Dane County Farmers’ Market kicks off 50th season
As the Dane County Farmers’ Market returns to Capitol Square on Saturday, April 16, it marks its 50th anniversary in operation.
Organizations reaffirm partnership for water stewardship programs
The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP), the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council (WSBC), and The Water Council announced they have recommitted their strategic partnership for a statewide approach to improving corporate water stewardship systems.
Conservation Congress keeps online format for spring event
The event allows state residents to weigh in on dozens of natural resources issues, including deer hunting and regulation of toxic chemicals.
State provides municipalities with PFAS testing funds
Wisconsin will use more than $600,000 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help local communities that want to sample municipal water supplies for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
County plans for $750,000 land purchase
Using funds from the county’s conservation budget for 2022, Dane County is planning to buy about 65 acres of land in the town of Black Earth to boost recreation and provide better access to Morton Forest.
