Sauk and Columbia county governments in south-central Wisconsin are lining up in support of rerouting the proposed 190-mile transmission line in southwest and south-central Wisconsin.
- JOHN GITTINGS
A $1.3 billion project proposed for south-central Wisconsin would install 765,000-volt transmission power lines and terminals, using 175-foot towers, through Crawford, Richland, Sauk, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock and Walworth counties.
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Members of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's Something Special from Wisconsin program recently placed first in all categories, including Best of Show, at the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair Grand Champion Eats and Treats competition.
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A suspected China-linked hacking group is exploiting a critical flaw in Broadcom’s VMware vCenter Server, compromising systems in 47 countries. Researchers at German firm QUIRSO counted 361 victim IP addresses, with the United States second-highest at 41. The vulnerability, CVE-2026-59310, s…
- Leo Marchandon, Raphael Satter and Callaghan O'Hare Reuters
Sinan Can Demir wanted to spend the last week of July burnishing his resume. Instead, he engaged in a battle with an artificial-intelligence agent unleashed by a British government lab.
- Daniel Munch and Cydney Stables American Farm Bureau Federation
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- USA Network via Reuters
In a matter of days, President Donald Trump’s administration reignited a trade war with Canada, pledged to bring about an “economic D-Day” for Iran and spooked representatives from the U.S. cattle industry with its plans to import 300,000 metric tons of beef.
- JOHN GITTINGS, NEWS REPUBLIC
Residents gather Aug. 25 at the Baraboo Sauk County campus in Baraboo, Wisconsin, to share their opinions about the proposed BECI transmission power line, which would cover about 190 miles between Crawford and Rock counties in southwest and south-central Wisconsin.
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- Shelly Mayer Professional Dairy Producers
Every December, the movie It’s a Wonderful Life reminds us of something we too easily forget. The value of a community is not always measured by what makes the headlines.
- R-CALF USA
BILLINGS, Mont. – Citing historically small cattle inventories as its reason, Tyson Foods announced Aug. 13 the closure of its Joslin, Illinois, beef facility – a 3,000-head-per-day slaughtering plant – along with its Eagle Mountain, Utah, case-ready facility; and the sale of its Pasco, Wash…
- Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
A new statewide study maps Wisconsin’s licensed meat establishments against its pasture landscape. The research found that 26 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties have no inspected red-meat slaughter facility, creating barriers for livestock farmers seeking to participate in local commercial markets. …
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- Michael Langemeier and Joana Colussi Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Farmer sentiment improved in July, ending three consecutive months of decline,. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index increased from 113 points in June to 126 points in July. Both subindices also increased. The Index of Current Conditions increased by 20 points, while th…
- Chris McCullough For Agri-View
Social media went wild recently after the United Kingdom’s second-largest supermarket announced it was going to stock only white eggs in its own brand. The company claimed they are more environmentally friendly.
- Lucia Mutikani Reuters
(Adds details from report, market reaction throughout) * Nonfarm payrolls fall 23,000 in July; confounding economists' expectations for an 80,000 increase * May and June payrolls revised down by
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The 2026 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days event at Stratford, Wisconsin, is now in the rearview mirror. Working on future years, show organizers are widening a search for host farms for 2027 and beyond – in an attempt to keep the 72-year tradition alive.
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