Kristi Thorson is the  Associate Dean for the advancement and administration for the Veterinary School of Medicine for UW-Madison. On the Janesville stop for the 175 year tour for UW-Madison she touched on the highly anticipated renovations and improvements that are in play on campus. Some of the renovations including new buildings and facilities to help in aiding a better education for Veterinarian students and progressing them into their careers. 

Kristi Thorson is the  Associate Dean for the advancement and administration for the Veterinary School of Medicine for UW-Madison. On the Janesville stop for the 175 year tour for UW-Madison she touched on the highly anticipated renovations and improvements that are in play on campus. Some of the renovations including new buildings and facilities to help in aiding a better education for Veterinarian students and progressing them into their careers.

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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UW- Madison to have Renovations on the School of Veterinary Medicine

Heather Gayton is a member of the Farmers of The Roche-A-Cri, one of Wisconsin's 47 producer-led watershed groups. She says they're doing something different this year -- reaching out to other environmental groups outside of agriculture. She says inviting them to meetings and farms has helped them build trust, speak each other's language, and mitigate finger-pointing when it comes to improving water quality in the area.

Heather Gayton is a member of the Farmers of The Roche-A-Cri, one of Wisconsin's 47 producer-led watershed groups. She says they're doing something different this year -- reaching out to other environmental groups outside of agriculture. She says inviting them to meetings and farms has helped them build trust, speak each other's language, and mitigate finger-pointing when it comes to improving water quality in the area.

Building Trust With Nonfarm Watershed Groups

The evening of June 22nd changed the business path for MacFarlane Pheasants.  On that Saturday evening, and F2 tornado tore through a majority of the barns housing MacFarlane's pheasants and partridge birds.

According to Bill MacFarlane, the roofs of their barns, housing approximately 150,000 birds, collapsed, putting their safety at immediate risk. Unfortunately, the staff also had to deal with compromised feeding and watering systems which they needed to keep the remaining birds safe.

The storm also damaged another 16 acres of pens that housed over 15,000 birds, and approximately 5,000 birds escaped the barns, which sustained roof damage.

Today, while debris may remain, MacFarlane says they are back to work taking care of birds and ready to supply customers as if nothing happened.  MacFarlane's is the largest supplier of pheasants in North America, and has been a part of Wisconsin agriculture for 95 years.

The evening of June 22nd changed the business path for <a href="http://www.pheasant.com/about-us/blog/recovery-update-from-macfarlane-pheasant-farm">MacFarlane Pheasants</a>.  On that Saturday evening, and F2 tornado tore through a majority of the barns housing MacFarlane's pheasants and partridge birds.
According to Bill MacFarlane, the roofs of their barns, housing approximately 150,000 birds, collapsed, putting their safety at immediate risk. Unfortunately, the staff also had to deal with compromised feeding and watering systems which they needed to keep the remaining birds safe.
The storm also damaged another 16 acres of pens that housed over 15,000 birds, and approximately 5,000 birds escaped the barns, which sustained roof damage.
Today, while debris may remain, MacFarlane says they are back to work taking care of birds and ready to supply customers as if nothing happened.  MacFarlane's is the largest supplier of pheasants in North America, and has been a part of Wisconsin agriculture for 95 years.

Recovery Underway - MacFarlane Pheasants

Welcome back as we feature specialty crops across Wisconsin and the farm families who grow them. Today, the cherry harvest takes us to Door County where we visit with Jim Seaquist of Seaquist Orchards. They care for 170,000 trees across 1,300 acres around Sister Bay. They harvest up to 15 million pounds of cherries each year. Jim says agricultural tourism has allowed his family to continue the farm business. Since the early 1900s, his family has expanded not only in the number of trees but also the number of offerings. Today, you can find their products year-round: pie fillings, jams and jellies, and syrups and sauces, to name a few. Despite early weather challenges, Seaquist says they are expecting a bumper crop. He is hoping for dry weather throughout the harvest. 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/.

Welcome back as we feature specialty crops across Wisconsin and the farm families who grow them. Today, the cherry harvest takes us to Door County where we visit with Jim Seaquist of Seaquist Orchards. They care for 170,000 trees across 1,300 acres around Sister Bay. They harvest up to 15 million pounds of cherries each year. Jim says agricultural tourism has allowed his family to continue the farm business. Since the early 1900s, his family has expanded not only in the number of trees but also the number of offerings. Today, you can find their products year-round: pie fillings, jams and jellies, and syrups and sauces, to name a few. Despite early weather challenges, Seaquist says they are expecting a bumper crop. He is hoping for dry weather throughout the harvest. 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>.

UW- Madison to have Renovations on the School of Veterinary Medicine

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