Wisconsin State Farmer

Quick Shots Image Credit: Kristen Kraemer Rural Mutual Celebrates 75 years — When farmers in Wisconsin needed low-cost auto insurance back in 1934, they hatched the idea of starting their own company. • Read Full Story State Farmer Features Customer Appreciation Event, July 2 Equity Livestock \| 06/25/2009 9:19AM Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association’s Monroe Market is offering cattle demonstrations designed to improve daily livestock work as part of their customer appreciation event this year. • Full Story Registration open for Wisconsin FFA Foundation golf outings Wisconsin FFA Foundation \| 06/18/2009 10:55AM Support Wisconsin FFA while playing a round of golf. The annual outings will be July 20 in Eau Claire and July 27 in Cottage Grove. • Full Story	Web Feature Use value change removed from state budget Wisconsin Farm Bureau \| 06/26/2009 8:55AM It’s a great day for Wisconsin farmers as the provision to change the definition of agricultural land for property tax purposes has been removed from the state budget package that the State Senate approved last night. • Full Story WMMB building name recognition for Wisconsin Cheese logo Gloria Hafemeister \| 06/26/2009 12:31PM Spreading the news about Wisconsin’s dairy industry, Wisconsin’s quality cheese and dairy-related nutrition messages is the job of the communications and local promotions part of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. • Full Story Editorial Use value assessment of farmland in jeopardy Roger Cliff \| 06/22/2009 8:11AM A late amendment that slipped into the Democratic State Senate’s budget will doom many family farmers and greatly increase the loss of farmland all across the state. • Full Story Headline News » Farm Bureau officials talk issues in Washington » Small item in budget package could have huge implications for farmland taxes » NFO members disenchanted with lack of response to depressed prices ›› Visit the Headline News Main Page Livestock Briefs » Nearby residents can comment on proposed farm expansion in Racine County » Wisconsin’s milk production increases but market prices still tanking	Auction Block Wed - 07/08/2009 Cattle & Milk Auction Thu - 07/09/2009 Dairy Cattle Auction for Kube Dairy → View complete auction listings Weather Reports Local Weather Reports — get your local report Ag Briefs Midwest » Cattlemen’s Boot Camp set at Michigan State University » Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp scheduled Ag Briefs Wisconsin » FSA county committee nominations underway Ag Briefs National » IPC encouraged by new momentum in Doha Round negotiations » AFBF urges committee to strengthen climate bill for ag ADVERTISMENT