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(The Center Square) – A total of 30 Wisconsin projects will receive a portion of $23.2 million granted from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service aimed at ...
Overall, $120 million in grants for 516 projects in 39 states were awarded. Rosewood Dairy in Algoma will receive $500,000 for more energy efficient lighting, expected to save 60% of the dairy’s ...
(The Center Square) – Two Wisconsin businesses have obtained a total of more than $375,000 in rural development grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund water loans and a company ...
A farm in Marquette County. Agriculture is a significant sector in Wisconsin's economy, producing nearly $104 billion in revenue annually. [1] The significance of the state's agricultural production is exemplified by the depiction of a Holstein cow, an ear of corn, and a wheel of cheese on Wisconsin's state quarter design. [2]
WEDC was established in 2011 during the tenure of Gov. Scott Walker to replace the Wisconsin Department of Commerce.The impetus for WEDC resulted from a 2010 report titled “Be Bold Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Competitiveness Study” that recommended a non-political authority be created to design and deliver a statewide economic development strategy.
Tree farm systems in each state are self-governing and all work under specific guidelines developed by the ATFS's National Operating Committee. The term tree farming was introduced in 1940 by linking the terms in an attempt to make it easier for the public to conceptualize that trees are renewable resources.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin has less farms and farm workers from 2017 to 2022 but the state has had an increase in on-farm gross domestic product, according to a new report. The number of ...
Brillion Iron Works originated in 1890 as a manufacturer of hand and farm tools. The foundry was added in 1900 when the plant was relocated and new buildings were added. In 1969, the company became a division of Beatrice Foods ; in 1985, they became part of The Robins Group; in 1988, the company became a subsidiary of Truck Components; and, in ...