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Sweet bill to be signed into law

by WRN Contributor on March 15, 2010

in Agriculture, Legislature, Politics & Government

Wisconsin honey producers will get new protections under a bill being signed into law today by Governor Doyle. The new law requires the state Ag Department to establish “honey standards,” and prohibits products from being labeled as Wisconsin honey if they fail to comply. State Representative Phil Garthwaite (D-Dickeyville) is the author of the measure.

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Raw milk hearing draws hundreds

by WRN Contributor 03/10/10 6:48 PM

The issue of whether or not to allow dairy farms to sell raw milk drew some heated discussion in Eau Claire Wednesday. Several hundred people showed up to a Senate committee hearing held in the city on a bill that would allow farmers sell unpasteurized milk directly off the farm.

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Amish win as judge dismisses premise registration case

by WRN Contributor 03/10/10 11:03 AM

A Clark County judge has ruled in favor of a Loyal-area Amish farmer who refuses to comply with Wisconsin’s mandatory livestock premise registration law.
In a decision filed Tuesday dismissing the case, Judge Jon Counsell rules the State did not show that the controversial law “furthers the State’s interest in animal health and food safety.”
The state had [...]

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California cows aren’t so happy?

by WRN Contributor 03/5/10 10:45 AM

While Governor Jim Doyle accepted an award at Marian University in Fond du Lac, he used the event as a platform to talk about how Wisconsin will emerge from the downturn in the economy. Doyle says the state will prosper as there is  investment into reaching quality. “Quality is not about chasing low wage jobs it’s [...]

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Celebrating the abundance, safety of our food supply

by Jackie Johnson 02/25/10 12:22 AM

Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation promotes food check-out week.
“To create awareness of all things food — how it’s produced, how much it’s paid for in this country, how it’s consumed.”

Farm Bureau spokesman Casey Langan says Wisconsin farmers have pride in their role in providing us with safe, abundant and affordable food. In fact, Langan says, of [...]

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