Back to school means back to a home grown lunch at Holmen School District. Director of Nutrition Services Mike Gasper shares what crops and animals await the students this year, and what the kids -- and their instructors -- are learning from preparing the locally grown lunch.

Former agricultural journalist and now farmer and community leader Jane Metcalf is one of this year's inductees to the Ag Business Council of Rock County's Hall of Fame. Metcalf talks about her family's dairy farm. Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association Football Fire-Up Tailgate Party and Silent Auction plans are coming together for the 45th annual event. Rick Daluge shares more on the fundraising event.

The Gulf is still dealing with the impacts of Hurricane Ida on shipping and transportation. Market advisor from Total Farm Marketing in West Bend John Heinberg previews an upcoming USDA report will outline crop production and acre estimates that could sway the markets. The cattle market has had a rough few weeks, now add on Brazil's decision to suspend beef exports to China due to a couple cases of "atypical" mad cow that popped up on Friday. We will see if that has an impact on the price trend.

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Former agricultural journalist and now farmer and community leader Jane Metcalf is one of this year's inductees to the Ag Business Council of Rock County's Hall of Fame. While it's a local salute, it honors the impact her work in agriculture makes beyond the county's borders. Metcalf shares with the Mid-West Farm Report a snippet of her vast experience in farm journalism -- at first as the only woman in the industry. She also shares what she's up to now in the ag community.

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Fifth generation on the family farm Erin Grawe (right), is the Ag Ambassador for the Rock County Agribusiness Council. She reaches elementary classrooms across the county teaching students about Wisconsin food, fiber and fuel. Both agriculture and non-ag organizations sponsor the program, recognizing that more generations are becoming more removed from the farm. 

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Just like many students here in Wisconsin, 4-H is a great opportunity to get involved with in Alaska.  4-H is alive and well within the state!  Bob Bosold was able to talk with Candi Dierenfield, Alaska State 4-H Program Director on his farm tour recently.  She gave some updates and shared that 4-H opportunities between the two states are very similar, however one major difference is including reindeer within their market animal sales!

This week a few conservation and animal rights groups have filed a lawsuit against the state of Wisconsin over its authorization of a 300-wolf quota for the November wolf hunt.  Stephanie Hoff was able to sit in on a press conference regarding the lawsuit, as well as hear views from other sides of the topic.  The suit claims the combination of two killing seasons in a single year, at inordinately high levels and contrary to scientific data, may result in the destruction of more than half of the state wolf population in 2021, and puts the survival of the Wisconsin wolf population at risk.  Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Director of Government Relations Tyler Wenzlaff says depredation money is funded by wolf hunts.

When it comes to sustainable and regenerative agriculture, there is a group in Dodge County that is working hard to educate farmers on what those practices might mean for them.  Tony Pierick of Watertown, Wisconsin is the chair of Dodge County Farmers for Health Soil and Healthy Water.  He shares how the group got started and what their goals are within the county.  They hope to share information on cover crops, no-till, interseeding and other regenerative farming practices with as many farmers as possible to help create a bright, productive future with many conservation minded farmers.

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The Dairyland Initiative is inviting all who are involved in the dairy industry -- from builders to vets to farmers -- to its upcoming virtual workshops. Attend one or both workshops titled Positive Pressure Tube Ventilation Design on Sept. 15 or Automated Milking Systems Facility Design on Sept. 16. Courtney Halbach of the School of Veterinary Medicine at UW-Madison explains why you should attend.

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