World Dairy Expo Underway This Week; Farmers Return From D.C.

MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON

Wisconsin Farmers Union wants a Farm Bill done, but inaction might be the continued story for 2024, says President Darin Von Ruden. He tells Bob Bosold he expects a lame-duck session in Congress.

An unseasonably warm day to wrap up September! Stu Muck has the forecast for this year's World Dairy Expo.

Congrats to Alexis Blankenberg from Platteville for topping the senior female division in the Youth Fitting Contest at Expo. Brady McConnel of Lancaster (junior), Kayla Trustem of Evansville (intermediate), and Tyler Leuch of Pulaski (senior) earned honors for topping their divisions in the Youth Showmanship Contest.

At UW-Platteville, groundbreaking research is using high-tech tools to track the gases cows emit and what that means for both their health and the environment, Dr. Ryan Pralle tells Charitee Seebecker.

Grain originator Earl Pelak of Ixonia is noticing a smaller soybean due to heavy rains earlier this growing season.

Dairy nutritionist Drew Johnson with K&S Dairy Consulting walks us through strategies his farm customers are taking to combat quality issues in the corn silage harvest.

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