Wisconsin policy update, importance of advocacy
The Wisconsin legislative sessions has wrapped up and we want to walk you through the wins, surprises and importance of member engagement.
Dairy Stream host, Joanna Guza, and guests, Chad Zuleger and Cody Carpenter, discuss the following topics:
Biggest wins for Wisconsin dairy
Surprises in the policy space
Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports
Farm field calculator
Label grown meat
Clean water and PFAS
Importance of engagement
Basic to advance ways to get involved
What’s next in the policy space
About the guests
Chad Zuleger is the Executive Director of the Dairy Business Association. He has been working in the policy space for 25 years.
Cody Carpenter, owns and operates Redrock View Farms with his family in Darlington, Wisconsin, where they milk 650 cows and farm 1,500 acres. Cody is currently serving as a DBA board member and also a member of the Lafayette Ag Stewardship Alliance.
Resources:
Dairy Business Association priorities
ARIP Program
Producer- Led Watershed Protection Grants
Crop Insurance Premium Rebates for Planting Cover Crops
Rock Elm local ordinance: DBA members help prevent local ordinance
Wisconsin dairy and farm statistics from Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin
Dairy Day at the Capitol information
DBA Dairy Golf Classic July 28 information
Learn more about Dairy Business Association.
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