In 2010 a new tool was created to help dairy operators take care of their cattle.  It was called the Dairyland Initiative.  Today, a group of researchers housed on the UW-Madison campus, within the School of Veterinary Medicine, continue to create programs, tools, and apps that help today's dairy producers take care of their cattle, create blueprints for facilities, and manage through challenges.  Pam Jahnke talks with Outreach Specialist, Courtney Halbach, about some mid-May seminars that will put new emphasis on humanely managing dairy animals through summer heat.

Winds die down a little for today.  That's the word from Stu Muck.

Ashley Huhn from the Steffes Group highlights some of the top purchases made in March by buyers on their website.  Big emphasis on transportation pieces.  Paid for by Steffes Auction.

Good ideas can inspire people to take a risk, and start something new.  If that something new happens to be in agriculture - be ready.  Anna Thomas is a farm finance specialist with the Food Finance Institute.  She says there's two things people need to focus on when starting a new enterprise, and budgeting's a big one.

The latest crop progress report from USDA shows just under 10 percent of soybeans are planted across the state. Badger Crop Doc Damon Smith is hoping to plant soybeans this week at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station. He tells Stephanie Hoff that while it is early in the season, there's a particular disease growers should already be getting ready to monitor. White mold is problematic in Wisconsin.