The transition is complete.  Wisconsin's new Alice in Dairyland is on the job with her first official day happening today.  Jill Welke finds out what hopes and aspirations Sarah Hagenow is holding for the position as the 78th Alice.  Sarah just graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in agricultural and food business management and a minor in international agriculture. Hagenow’s youth was characterized by involvement in 4-H and FFA, which spurred her to join the Gopher Dairy Club, Agricultural Business Club, Agricultural Mentor Program, and the dairy cattle judging team at college. Hagenow has held internships with Heatherstone Enterprises, Viking Dairy Company, the Minnesota State Senate, and the Animal Agriculture Alliance. 

The heat has broken for Wisconsin this week.  Stu Muck says there is some rain on the way.

The "Big Beautiful Bill" is complete and signed.  Tyler Wenzlaff is the National Affairs Coordinator for the WI Farm Bureau Federation.  He says there's a lot of elements in that bill that agriculture needs to notice. Raising reference prices, improvements to DMC, livestock disaster assistance, conservation dollars, and trade development is already in this package which makes Wenzlaff wonder if this is the path a new Farm Bill will take.  Stephanie Hoff gets the available details. 

While the federal bill gains some funding for important agriculture programs, there are still groups and farms that were promised federal grants that are waiting.  One group that saw their federal funding shaved severely is Glacierland Grazing.  Kiley Allan finds out about the staff losses and project goals that have had to adjust from Kelsey Wallisch is the Regenerative Agriculture Specialist. She walks us through the changes they've seen and tells us how resilience has gotten them through the challenges. 

The transition is complete.&nbsp; Wisconsin's new Alice in Dairyland is on the job with her first official day happening today.&nbsp; Jill Welke finds out what hopes and aspirations Sarah Hagenow is holding for the position as the 78th Alice.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sarah just graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in agricultural and food business management and a minor in international agriculture. Hagenow&rsquo;s youth was characterized by involvement in 4-H and FFA, which spurred her to join the Gopher Dairy Club, Agricultural Business Club, Agricultural Mentor Program, and the dairy cattle judging team at college. Hagenow has held internships with Heatherstone Enterprises, Viking Dairy Company, the Minnesota State Senate, and the Animal Agriculture Alliance.&nbsp; The heat has broken for Wisconsin this week.&nbsp; Stu Muck says there is some rain on the way. The "Big Beautiful Bill" is complete&nbsp;and signed.&nbsp; Tyler Wenzlaff is the&nbsp;National Affairs Coordinator for the WI Farm Bureau Federation.&nbsp; He says there's a lot of elements in that bill that agriculture needs to notice.&nbsp;Raising reference prices, improvements to DMC, livestock disaster assistance, conservation dollars, and trade development is already in this package which makes Wenzlaff wonder if this is the path a new Farm Bill will take.&nbsp; Stephanie Hoff gets the available details.&nbsp;
While the federal bill gains some funding for important agriculture programs, there are still groups and farms that were promised federal grants that are waiting.&nbsp; One group that saw their federal funding shaved severely is Glacierland Grazing.&nbsp; Kiley Allan finds out about the staff losses and project goals that have had to adjust from Kelsey Wallisch is the Regenerative Agriculture Specialist. She walks us through the changes they've seen and tells us how resilience has gotten them through the challenges.

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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