Think of your cheese going through TSA before it gets to you -- metal detectors, X-rays... and the careful eyes of the farmer, processor, and the dairy sanitation specialists with the state of Wisconsin. But sometimes, issues still happen. Stephanie Hoff is getting a look at the recall process today with Elsie Lundquist. She’s one of about 20 dairy sanitarians with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Snow's back in the forecast for most of the state of Wisconsin sometime today into the weekend.  Stu Muck gives us some estimates on what we could see, and an outlook on the cooling temperatures.

Time for a Mid-West Farm Report Ride Along.  This time Pam Jahnke accepts an invitation from Syngenta to find out how they're handling the battle against corn rootworms.  Brad Bernhard is the technical product lead for agronomic research at the Malta, IL location for Syngenta.  He explains that one small insect costs farmers literally billions of dollars globally.  Now Syngenta's ready to unleash the latest technology to control the insect through DuraStak.  Paid for by Syngenta.

The Assembly Agriculture Committee held an executive session on Wednesday and moved 3 bills out of committee for further action.  Rep. Clint Moses, vice chair of the committee, explains that some of the items took longer to work through than others.  For example, trying to regulate foreign adversary ownership of agricultural or forestry land in the state.  He says there were a lot of stakeholders that needed to be a part of that conversation.

Data centers have become a routine part of conversations in Wisconsin, including more rural communities.  Ben Jarboe visits with Adam Freihoefer, DNR water section manager, about the recently released 2024 Water Use Report.  It details how water was used in Wisconsin, and agriculture wasn't the biggest consumer.  Freihoefer explains how water use can ebb and flow, depending on a lot of factors.