The U.S. confirms its first human case of New World screwworm. What is it?
Source: NPR
The U.S. has confirmed its first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite whose northward creep from South America has put the country's cattle industry on high alert in recent months.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Aug. 22 that Canada will remove retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods that are in compliance with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), starting Sept. 1, 2025. This represents the majority of U.S. imports, although tariffs on steel, aluminum and vehicles will remain in place.
Become a sponsor or exhibitor at Dairy Strong 2026
Source: Dairy Business Association
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With no incumbent and no big names, the 2026 Wisconsin governor's race is shaping up as unusual
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin will elect a new governor next year, and chances are good it’s someone most voters today know almost nothing about. This is part of what makes 2026 a very unusual election year.
Wisconsin will have a big statewide campaign without an incumbent, which is rare enough.
Ash Grove Dairy finds stability in renewable natural gas market
Source: Ag Proud
Sure, carbon markets are volatile. Sure, the market is theoretically best suited for a large dairy farm, even those providing manure into a community digester.
But that didn’t stop Edge member, Michael Crinion of Ash Grove Dairy.
A northeastern Wisconsin farm is having a very good crop year.
Edge, DBA and FSF member, Lee Kinnard with Kinnard Farms near Casco tells Brownfield they’ve been getting rain at the right times this summer. “We’ve been very fortunate. they haven’t been too heavy. They’ve been just about perfect. We’re sitting here after just completing a really beautiful fourth crop of alfalfa.”