The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is looking for individuals with a passion for promoting agriculture to apply for the position of 78th Alice in Dairyland through Jan. 31. As one of the most widely recognized marketing communications professionals in Wisconsin agriculture, Alice in Dairyland travels extensively, promoting Wisconsin’s agricultural industry and its impact on the state economy.

The Oconto County Board on Oct. 31 passed a $53.789 million budget for 2025, funded in part by a $22.2 million property tax levy. The numbers represent a 7.2% increase in expenditures over the adopted 2024 budget but only a 0.7% increase in the property tax levy for county purposes.

The average price received by farmers for corn during June in Wisconsin was $4.24 per bushel according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Agricultural Prices report. This was 1 cent below the May price and $2 below June 2023. The June 2024 average price received by farmers for soybeans, at $12.80 per bushel, was $1.10 above the May price but $1.10 below the June 2023 price. The June average oat price per bushel, at $2.

Wisconsin had 5.6 days suitable for fieldwork statewide for the week ending July 28, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Fieldwork included harvesting hay, small grains and some potatoes. Topsoil moisture condition rated 1% very short, 8% short, 80% adequate and 11% surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 5% short, 78% adequate and 17% surplus.

Wisconsin egg production during June was 197 million eggs, down 7% from the previous June, according to the latest Chickens and Eggs report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. The average number of all layers on hand during June was 7.7 million, down 7% from last year. Eggs per 100 layers for June was 2,563, up slightly from a year ago. The U.S.

Milk production in Wisconsin during June totaled 2.73 billion pounds, up 1% from the previous June, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Milk Production report. The average number of milk cows during June, at 1.27 million head, was unchanged from last month but up 3,000 from June 2023.