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Wisconsin farmers excited for opportunities at World Dairy Expo
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – The World Dairy Expo takes over the Alliant Power Heart from Sunday by Friday. For Wisconsin farmers, it’s a close by alternative to increase into new markets and discover the most recent in agricultural info.
“It’s so nice to see so many associates and acquainted faces from across the globe again right here in Madison,” stated the Expo’s common supervisor Laura Herschleb.
Herschleb says the Expo is a melting pot for the agricultural neighborhood, as business members collect from throughout the nation and globe to attend the Madison-based occasion. She anticipates 13-15,000 folks on the Expo every day. Herschleb says over 600 distributors and hundreds of animals are registered on the Alliant grounds. The congregation of agricultural information and enterprise is a chance for the state’s farmers.
“In case you’re at present farming and also you need to search for new markets, you may meet with co-ops there and discover out the place there’s a brand new market on your milk,” stated Nadia Alber.
Alber is a farmer and the director of the Wisconsin College for Starting Dairy and Livestock Farmers on the College of Wisconsin-Madison. She says farmers can capitalize on the worldwide market delivered to their doorstep.
“It’s exhausting to get away; farming is greater than a full-time job; taking that point to get away for the training and the networking is more durable the additional it’s important to go,” stated Alber.
Farmers can deliver livestock to a brand new crop of consumers and promote dairy to folks across the nation of their house state. She provides what is sort of as beneficial is the information farmers can faucet into on the occasion. Alber says the Expo gives the chance to gather training from consultants within the business and develop as a farmer mentally and economically.
“I simply need to ensure that farmers benefit from the tutorial alternatives; there’s so many workshops each day on forages on tools, lot’s of educated folks coming to talk.”
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Wisconsin fatal house explosion; ammunition discharged in Dane County
TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD, Wis. – At least one person is dead following a house explosion in the Town of Springfield in Dane County. That is just north of Middleton.
It was just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, May 28 when emergency crews were dispatched to the home that was engulfed in flames.
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House explosion in Town of Springfield, Wisconsin
There were early reports of shots being fired at the scene. But officials with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office say they believe it was just ammunition in the house being discharged due to the extreme heat.
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Wisconsin daycare worker arrested after child found with cocaine in system
OAK CREEK, Wis. (WBAY) -On Tuesday, Oak Creek Police Department released information regarding a child abuse investigation in Oak Creek. A daycare employee was arrested after a child was found with cocaine in their system.
Police report on May 15, they were contacted by staff at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin about a possible child abuse victim at the facility. Police say the parent noticed several scratches and marks on the child and took them to the hospital to be evaluated.
Authorities report the following week, the hospital’s toxicology report found positive indication for cocaine metabolites. After conducting a K9 open-air sniff of facility vehicles and the infant room, police found a small plastic bag containing cocaine in an employee’s backpack.
The employee now faces felony criminal charges of child neglect, possession of a controlled substance near certain places, and a misdemeanor charge of possession of cocaine.
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Weather experts urge safety going into peak tornado season in Wisconsin
With extreme weather on the rise, experts are urging Wisconsin residents to be prepared going into what’s expected to be the peak season for tornadoes.
According to the National Weather Service, there have been around 20 confirmed tornadoes in Wisconsin this year as of Tuesday. That includes three tornados in Rock and Jefferson counties Sunday evening, two tornadoes in the villages of Edgar and Unity last week and the first reported tornadoes ever recorded during the month of February in Wisconsin.
“We’ve had multiple not only tornado warnings, but confirmed tornadoes, especially in southern Wisconsin — that seems to be the area that’s certainly been hit the hardest,” said Mark McGinnis, a certified consulting meteorologist.
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This spring has seen a series of devastating tornadoes in the Midwest and south. Over Memorial Day weekend, at least 21 people died in tornadoes in Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky and Oklahoma.
Wisconsin averages 23 tornadoes a year, according to ReadyWisconsin. Marcia Cronce, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Milwaukee/Sullivan office, said it’s still too soon to predict if Wisconsin will hit that number this year, but she didn’t rule it out.
“It’s still early in the summer. Our peak time for tornadoes in Wisconsin is June,” Cronce said.
Tornado activity has shifted away from the Great Plains, or “Tornado Alley,” toward the Midwest and Southeast, according to an April study.
Andrew Beckett, a spokesperson for Wisconsin Emergency Management, said now is the time for residents to be prepared and have safety plans going into the summer months.
“Weather in Wisconsin can be unpredictable, and the past few months have really shown that,” Beckett said.
“It really just shows that people need to be prepared, that they need to be aware of what the weather could be producing on any given day and they need to be ready to take action in order to protect themselves,” he added.
Wisconsin has seen warm and wet weather in recent months. The state officially had the warmest winter on record in 130 years. The latest climate outlook shows parts of Wisconsin are likely to be warmer this summer as well.
“We’re warmer and wetter than normal. And now that we’re into the warmer months of the seasons, we’re moving into summer, when you’re warmer and wetter. It’s much more conducive for thunderstorms,” McGinnis said.
Tornadoes can form when warm, moist air toward the ground mixes with a downdraft of cooler air, creating an unstable spinning vortex.
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy has called this year the most active tornado season since 2017. There have been just over 700 confirmed tornadoes in 2024 so far, according to preliminary statistics. The center said that’s due to “unusually warm temperatures” that have caused “storm systems which have frequently spun off tornadoes.”
“We’re not even in the peak severe weather season yet,” Kurt Kotenberg, the warning coordination meteorologist of the National Weather Service in Green Bay, said after surveying damage from the Edgar and Unity storms.
“If you haven’t made a plan to make sure you have a way to receive warning information and a place to shelter if we start issuing tornado warnings or severe thunderstorm warnings, this is definitely a reminder to start making those plans and being ready,” Kotenberg said. “We have several more months ahead of us where we could see severe weather and tornadoes here in Wisconsin.”
Beckett said “planning is key” in order for people to stay safe in extreme weather. That includes making sure you can received weather alerts on your phone or a radio that sends out National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration alerts.
He also said people should check the weather every day through local media and keep an eye out for storms.
“Having that information is really critical to ensuring that you have an expectation of what the day is going to offer and what you might need to do in order to stay safe,” Beckett said.
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