U.S. Department of Agriculture

Baldwin Helps Bring Home Nearly $6 Million for Wisconsin Farmers and Rural Businesses to Cut Energy Costs

Baldwin Introduces Bill to Support Organic Dairy Farmers

Milwaukee Wins $12 Million Federal Tree Grant

City, county, MPS will use funding to improve tree canopy in low-income areas.

Baldwin, King, Kuster, Pingree Introduce Bill to Support Organic Farmers and Producers to Meet Growing Demand

Legislation would increase support for popular grant program utilized by organic farmers and businesses

Baldwin, Grassley Introduce Bill to Protect and Invest in Farmland Used for Renewable Energy Developments

Despite 83% of new solar projects being installed on farmland and ranchland, no current federal strategy exists for land management below solar arrays

Discover Public Land To Hunt This Season Using The DNR’s Online Mapping Tools

Baldwin Secures $13.5 Million to Fight Climate Change, Expand Access to Green Space, and Create Healthier Communities

Baldwin-backed Inflation Reduction Act funding will plant and manage trees and create pathways for careers in tree maintenance in Milwaukee and Dane County

Evers Thanks USDA For Help With Emergency Drought

27 counties, including Milwaukee, designated as natural disaster area, with help extended.

Wisconsin Joins Launch of USDA Historic Partnership with Bipartisan State Attorneys General to Help Reduce Anticompetitive Barriers Across Food, Agriculture Supply Chains

July 19, 2023

Senators Baldwin, Grassley Introduce Legislation to Scrutinize Foreign-Owned American Farmland and Protect Rural Communities

Bipartisan Farmland Security Act of 2023 builds on Baldwin and Grassley’s work to bring transparency to foreign ownership in America’s heartland

Senator Baldwin Helps Secure $260,000 to Lower Price at the Pump, Expand Availability of Homegrown Biofuels

Funding from the Baldwin-supported Inflation Reduction Act will help Wisconsin gas station expand access to clean biofuels, support Wisconsin agriculture community

Senators Baldwin, Capito, Tester, Cramer Introduce Bill to Increase Affordable Housing for Volunteer Firefighters and First Responders

Legislation will help recruit and retain volunteer first responders with affordable housing incentives

Sauk County Deer Farm Confirmed with CWD

BWE Secures $6.25 Million in Capital to Finance Acquisition of Shopping Center in Brookfield, WI

Marquette biological sciences professor receives USDA funding to increase cold tolerance in rice for an earlier planting season

Prem Meats Issues Voluntary Class I Recall of Packaged Pork and Beef Products

Stoney Acres Farm Issues Voluntary Class I Recall of Frozen Pizzas

More Than 700,000 in State Losing Additional FoodShare Benefits

Food pantries brace for high demand, say pandemic benefits cutoff too sudden.

Board Approves Cost Increase For Jail Food Contract

Aramark Correctional Services sought 8% price hike in 2023 contract.

Nilssen’s Market Issues Voluntary Class I Recall of Pork Product

Company Hiking Prices for Corrections Food

Aramark Correctional Services negotiates 8% price hike for food served at county facilities.

USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Forest County Potawatomi Community

Senators Baldwin, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Provide Clean Drinking Water for Rural Americans

Healthy H20 Act would help the 43 million households who rely on groundwater through private wells get tools to test their water and address emerging contaminants like PFAS

DATCP Reminds Poultry Owners of Increasing Threat of Avian Influenza

Ney’s Natural Premium Meats and Sweets Issues Voluntary Class I Recall of Pizzas

Prem Meats Issues Voluntary Class I Recall of Pasties

Senator Baldwin Votes for Legislation to Support Wisconsin Farmers, Agriculture Economy, and Rural Communities

Bill includes resources for Wisconsin’s Dairy Business Innovation Initiative, new Institute for Rural Partnerships, and protects rural communities from foreign investors

Wisconsin Second In U.S. For Number Of Organic Farms

But new report finds many issues inhibiting future growth, organic acreage falling.

Senator Baldwin Announces $28 Million Investment to Create Institute for Rural Partnerships

University of Wisconsin is receiving $9.3 million to establish Wisconsin Rural Partnership

Senator Baldwin Helps Secure $13M to Improve Health Care for Rural Communities Across Wisconsin

Senator Baldwin Applauds Rural Partners Network Expansion to Support Economic Development in Wisconsin

Door County Custom Meats Issues Voluntary Class I Recall of Ready-to-Eat Meat Products

Mobile Markets Come to Food Deserts

13.4% of Milwaukee households lack a car. Piggly Wiggly mobile markets bring groceries to them.

USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Wisconsin

Land of Plenty Includes Many Food Deserts

Including large parts of Milwaukee and rural Wisconsin.

USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Wisconsin

State’s FoodShare Program Has Decade-Old Barriers

Difficult application process, insufficient benefits, other problems limit its impact.

The End of Universal Free School Meals?

Expansion of free meals with federal pandemic funding has ended. How will families, schools respond?

Brad Pfaff Wins 3rd Congressional District Primary

Pfaff faces Republican Derrick Van Orden in race for seat currently held by Democrat Ron Kind.

Federal Rules and Market Dominance Drove WI’s Baby Formula Shortage

Wisconsin contracts only with Abbott Nutrition, whose recall and plant shutdown jolted the market.

Pandemic Benefits for Kids Under 6 Approved

Federal Pre-6 Pandemic program gives more FoodShare funding to 90,500 children in state.

Senator Baldwin Takes Action for Rural Wisconsinites, Responds to Drinking Water Health Concerns

The Healthy H20 Act Would Ensure Rural Residents Have Affordable Tools to Test Water and Make it Safe

Wisconsin Receives USDA Approval to Provide Food Benefits in July for Children Under Six Not Enrolled in School

Senator Baldwin Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Extend School and Summer Meal Flexibilities to Feed Children