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Bill to increase value of Wisconsin’s ag exports 25 percent by mid-2026.

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed Assembly Bill 314 (AB 314) into law as Act 92.

Reimbursement grants of up to $50,000 each will be awarded through a competitive review process.

The year of communication Just like dairy farmers and dairy retailers, dairy product processors have been forced to learn a lot over the past 13 months as they attempt to balance supply and demand. Maybe the biggest lesson has been the need for more regular contact with the entirety of the supply chain. “This has been the year of talking. This was the year of communicating,” said John Umhoefer on the April 21 Hoard’s Dairyman DairyLivestream. Umhoefer, executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, said his members have reported stronger relationships with their distrib...

A COVID year is like a dog year In so many businesses, COVID-19 has caused a fundamental change in the way sales are done. Of course, the dairy industry and greater food distribution sector have been no exception as we have written about in detail over the past year. Hoard’s Dairyman DairyLivestream, Agri-Mark’s Bryan Weller described the past year in an all too familiar way. “I joked with my colleagues that we are living in COVID-19 years right now. I think of a COVID-19 year as a dog year,” he explained. “The initial COVID-19 shutdown almost feels like something that happened seve...