It is hard to start a new farm in today's world, with inflation and less land being available. There are resources available to help like the Food Finance Institute. Tera Johnson the founder of the Food Finance Institute explains why she started the resource with the University as well as how they are able to help new food businesses and farmers whether it be one on one consulting or through their boot camp. She also explains some interesting trends that she is seeing through the work they do at the FFI.

It is hard to start a new farm in today's world, with inflation and less land being available. There are resources available to help like the Food Finance Institute. Tera Johnson the founder of the Food Finance Institute explains why she started the resource with the University as well as how they are able to help new food businesses and farmers whether it be one on one consulting or through their boot camp. She also explains some interesting trends that she is seeing through the work they do at the FFI.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

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Food Finance Institute Great Resource For New Farms

Clara Hedrich of LaClare Family Creamery is our next guest in this specialty crop series with the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association. Clara knows a thing or two about turning an idea into a thriving business model. Her experience starting a farm business, a goat milk cooperative, and an agricultural tourism destination is among the wisdom a farm can glean from joining WATA. In this episode, Clara tells us her farm's story, and how others can accomplish a similar dream. This podcast series is brought to you courtesy of Specialty Crop Block Grant 23-10. Learn more about how to engage with Wisconsin's agricultural tourism industry at https://gowiagtourism.com/.

Clara Hedrich of LaClare Family Creamery is our next guest in this specialty crop series with the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association. Clara knows a thing or two about turning an idea into a thriving business model. Her experience starting a farm business, a goat milk cooperative, and an agricultural tourism destination is among the wisdom a farm can glean from joining WATA. In this episode, Clara tells us her farm's story, and how others can accomplish a similar dream. This podcast series is brought to you courtesy of Specialty Crop Block Grant 23-10. Learn more about how to engage with Wisconsin's agricultural tourism industry at <a href="https://gowiagtourism.com/">https://gowiagtourism.com/</a>.

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The U.S. Drought Monitor puts most of Wisconsin in an abnormally dry or severe drought. That's likely to get worse as there's no rain in the forecast. Dan Marzu is the north-central region nutrient and pest management outreach specialist with the Division of Extension. He says winter crops will struggle coming out of the ground if that soil moisture isn't at around 50 percent. The good news is that Wisconsin winter crops are meant to be hardy. As we start to exit the planting window for winter wheat and winter barley, winter rye will be a good choice for Wisconsin producers to get a cover on the ground to prevent runoff and erosion. Marzu also recommends becoming a part of the Wisconsin Cover Crop Citizen Science Project with the Michael Fields Research Institute. Part of the incentive is a stipend.

The U.S. Drought Monitor puts most of Wisconsin in an abnormally dry or severe drought. That's likely to get worse as there's no rain in the forecast. Dan Marzu is the north-central region nutrient and pest management outreach specialist with the Division of Extension. He says winter crops will struggle coming out of the ground if that soil moisture isn't at around 50 percent. The good news is that Wisconsin winter crops are meant to be hardy. As we start to exit the planting window for winter wheat and winter barley, winter rye will be a good choice for Wisconsin producers to get a cover on the ground to prevent runoff and erosion. Marzu also recommends becoming a part of the Wisconsin Cover Crop Citizen Science Project with the Michael Fields Research Institute. Part of the incentive is a stipend.

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It's National 4-H Week!  Pam Jahnke finds out how membership and activities are trending in the state from Jessica Jens, WI State 4-H Program Manager.Hurricane Milton made landfall last night in Florida.  We get an update on the path of destruction from Stu Muck, ag meteorologist. 
October is Pork Month, but why.  Christina Meylor, president of the WI Pork Association and a producer herself in Darlington, tells Pam Jahnke about seasonal productivity and why October was selected as an emphasis month.  Paid for by WI Pork Association.
There's another migration of birds coming over Wisconsin on Friday night, meanwhile a poultry processor in Minnesota's declaring bankruptcy and relinquishing control of about 1.3 million birds.  Now the Iowa Dept. of Agriculture's been given an emergency order to try and find shelter, food and care for the birds.Zach Bowers, dairy market analyst with EverAg joins Pam Jahnke to discuss influences on the dairy complex.  New developments this week on the toll HPAI in California dairy is taking on production.  Bowers says milk supply and consumer demand aren't correlating with cheese prices right now, but an adjustment is probably coming.

It's National 4-H Week!  Pam Jahnke finds out how membership and activities are trending in the state from Jessica Jens, WI State 4-H Program Manager.Hurricane Milton made landfall last night in Florida.  We get an update on the path of destruction from Stu Muck, ag meteorologist. October is Pork Month, but why.  Christina Meylor, president of the WI Pork Association and a producer herself in Darlington, tells Pam Jahnke about seasonal productivity and why October was selected as an emphasis month.  Paid for by WI Pork Association. There's another migration of birds coming over Wisconsin on Friday night, meanwhile a poultry processor in Minnesota's declaring bankruptcy and relinquishing control of about 1.3 million birds.  Now the Iowa Dept. of Agriculture's been given an emergency order to try and find shelter, food and care for the birds.Zach Bowers, dairy market analyst with EverAg joins Pam Jahnke to discuss influences on the dairy complex.  New developments this week on the toll HPAI in California dairy is taking on production.  Bowers says milk supply and consumer demand aren't correlating with cheese prices right now, but an adjustment is probably coming.

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