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Creative Chefs Introduce New Sausage Flavors

John Hudoc of Hometown Sausage Kitchen in East Troy, where they produce more than 45 varieties of smoked and fresh poultry and pork sausages, also has found consumers more adventurous. Click to read the entire article.

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  • The Rock seeks vote of confidence from Franklin officials for baseball stadium, mixed-use development January 26, 2016
    The developers behind a new baseball stadium, indoor sports complex and mixed-use neighborhood in Franklin are asking city officials to approve a memorandum saying they are interested in pursuing the projects. The request is the next step for the development on and around The Rock Sports Complex, which is led by Rock owner Mike Zimmerman […]

    Sean Ryan

  • Hoth to retire as BBB Wisconsin CEO; Temmer named to succeed January 26, 2016
    The Better Business Bureau Serving Wisconsin has named James Temmer, the former executive director of the Milwaukee Bar Association who had previously served as executive director of the Charles Allis/Villa Terrace Art Museum, as the BBB Serving Wisconsin’s new president and CEO. Temmer succeeds Randall Hoth, who is retiring Oct. 1 after 18 years of […]

    David Schuyler

  • Huntington buying FirstMerit in $3.4B bank deal January 26, 2016
    Huntington Bancshares Inc. has agreed to acquire FirstMerit Corp. in a $3.4 billion cash-and-stock deal that will introduce one of Ohio’s largest banks to Wisconsin, the companies announced late Monday. Columbus, Ohio-based Huntington (Nasdaq: HBAN), with 750 branches across six Midwestern states, lauded the deal as bolstering key markets throughout its home state and the […]

    Evan Weese

  • Kohl’s donates $2 million to Discovery World January 26, 2016
    Kohl’s Corp. will continue to support its design lab at Discovery World in Milwaukee with a new $2 million grant. The grant, which comes from Kohl’s philanthropic program Kohl’s Cares, will come over three years. Discovery World relies on grants from corporate partners to support its hands-on, interactive science exhibits and programs for adults and […]

    Olivia Barrow

  • Verso Corp. files bankruptcy, expects quick process January 26, 2016
    The speculation about Verso Corp.’s bankruptcy filing is over. The Memphis, Tenn.-based company, which operates paper mills in Wisconsin Rapids and Stevens Point, filed for Chapter 11, according to a news release, which also stated the filing will “have virtually no impact on the day-to-day operations of the company.” “Verso intends to operate our business […]

    Michael Sheffield

  • Titletown District neighbors weigh in; work could start early January 26, 2016
    Village of Ashwaubenon President Mike Aubinger told a crowd assembled for an open house last week that the Green Bay Packers could start construction of the Titletown District several weeks earlier than planned. Aubinger assured the nearly 300 people at Ashwaubenon High School that the team’s development plans would go through the same approval process […]
  • Verso halts payments to wood suppliers; rumored to be near bankruptcy January 26, 2016
    Verso Corp., the operator of paper mills in Wisconsin Rapids and Stevens Point, has notified timber suppliers that it can no longer pay them, a possible sign that the company is near bankruptcy. The Great Lakes Timber Professional Association in Rhinelander has received reports of suppliers not being paid for wood already delivered. The news […]
  • MillerCoors sets its new marketing theme for Coors Light January 26, 2016
    Starting next Sunday, Coors Light is set to launch a massive marketing campaign that urges American beer drinkers to “Climb On,” the overarching tagline for the new effort. In a message to Coors Light distributors this morning David Kroll, chief marketing honcho at Chicago-based MillerCoors, said the new marketing campaign makes good on his promise […]

    Lewis Lazare

  • CIA agent to red carpet interviewer — Dream jobs of our 40 Under 40 winners: Slideshow January 26, 2016
    I enjoy asking our 40 Under 40 winners about their “dream jobs,” as I know it will prompt some great answers. This year was no exception as some of our young professionals want to trade in their day jobs to be a CIA agent, a professional figure skater, red carpet interviewer, a fashion adviser and […]

    Mark Kass

  • How much federal, state income tax is Johnson Controls paying? January 25, 2016
    Johnson Controls Inc., which cited tax savings as a reason to relocate its corporate headquarters to Ireland, paid $753 million in federal income tax in its latest fiscal year compared with $671 million the previous year. Meanwhile, Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) received a benefit of $23 million from state income taxes for its fiscal year […]

    Rich Kirchen

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  • Highest tax revenue in 2015 January 22, 2016
    The December issue of The Wisconsin Taxpayer reports that Wisconsinites paid $27.9 billion in state and local taxes in 2015. That’s equal to 11.0 percent of total personal income in the state or an average of about $4,800 for every Wisconsin resident. Which of the following generated the most tax revenue in Wisconsin in 2015? […]

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  • Rise of the Millenials January 15, 2016
    CCED specialist Kristin Runge will speak about the Rise of the Millennials (pdf 879 kb) at the Spring Green Area Chamber of Commerce dinner on January 20.  As the largest and most educated American generation to date, most would expect Millennials to be better off in young adulthood than their Baby Boomer parents or Gen […]

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  • Total tax burden 2015 January 14, 2016
    The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance reported that Wisconsinites paid an estimated $80 billion in taxes in 2015. The $80 billion consists of a wide variety of taxes including federal and state income taxes, Social Security taxes, Wisconsin sales taxes, property taxes, gas and fuel taxes, and cigarette taxes. Payments to the State of Wisconsin totaled $18 […]

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  • What impact will raises have on Wal-Mart’s bottom line? January 6, 2016
    Last February, Wal-Mart announced that they would be raising the starting hourly wage at their U.S. stores to $9.00 per hour. In his annual address to stockholders in October, Wal-Mart President and CEO Doug McMillon stated that this increase will cost the company $1.2 billion in 2015. The same day, Wal-Mart’s stock price fell over […]

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  • Resolution: Pay Cash for Everything? January 2, 2016
    You’ve achieved one of last year’s New Year’s resolutions. You got rid of your high interest credit card and replaced it with a card that charges only 6 percent interest. Unfortunately, you got a little carried away this holiday season buying gifts, and your credit card balance is $2,500 This year’s resolution is to put […]

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  • Is Amazon taking over the retail world? December 26, 2015
    Did you shop on Amazon this year for holiday gifts? Finding someone who hasn’t purchased something from Amazon is getting about as rare as finding someone who has never eaten at McDonald’s. Founded in 1995 as an online bookseller, Amazon now sells almost everything. Over the most recent twelve-month reporting period, Amazon’s revenues exceeded $100 […]

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  • Gas seems cheap, but is it? December 16, 2015
    A few months ago, not many of us would have guessed that gasoline prices would be under $2.00 per gallon for Christmas. It has been a long time since gas sold for $1.85 per gallon. Today, gas seems cheap, but is it? Some of us are old enough to remember the good old days when […]

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  • Brownfield Site Tax Dollars in Wisconsin December 12, 2015
    A brownfield is defined by the EPA as “an industrial or commercial site or facility that is idle or underutilized because of real or perceived environmental pollution.” Most of us think of brownfields as abandoned dilapidated factories in old urban industrial sites where the soil is contaminated from past factory operations. However, brownfields are found […]

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  • Black Friday vs. Small Business Saturday December 5, 2015
    Over the past weekend, it seems that updates on consumer spending during Black Friday weekend were reported as frequently and enthusiastically as NFL scores on ESPN. More stores were open Thanksgiving Day. In-store sales were disappointing and down over last year. Online sales were hitting new records. Small Business Saturday, celebrating its sixth year, was […]

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  • Thanksgiving Essentials from Wisconsin November 28, 2015
    If you enjoyed a traditional Wisconsin Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, it is likely that your meal included the following standard holiday fare: roast turkey, home made cranberry sauce, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie. Wisconsin is the number one producer in the U.S. of which of the following classic Thanksgiving essentials? Turkey Cranberries Snap beans […]

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  • How New USDA Risk Management Tools Can Help Diversified Producers – Webinar and Resources January 18, 2016
    Watch this webinar and learn how the new USDA Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) can help cover economic losses due to weather or low market prices. By tying coverage to revenue and diversification, the streamlined application and whole farm coverage …

    George Reistad

  • Meet Birl Lowery, MFAI’s new Board President January 13, 2016
    Dr. Lowery joined MFAI in 2013 as a Board Member, and became Board President as of January 1, 2016. His goal is to help MFAI become financially self-sufficient such that the Research, Education and Policy programs at MFAI are able …

    Molly Roamer

  • Winter Whole Farm Workshops January 13, 2016
    We are excited to offer some great educational opportunities at Michael Fields. Below is a listing of our Winter Whole Farm Workshops.   January 23, 2016: Flower Farming Instructors: Andrea Clemens, Lovelight Flowers and Emily Watson, Stems Cut Flowers Location: …

    Molly Roamer

  • The Science of Cover Crops Conference January 11, 2016
            2016 Save the Date – The Science of Cover Crops…

    Jim Stute

  • What are you interested in? January 6, 2016
    The Educational Department would like to know what kind of classes and workshops interest you.  Please take this short SURVEY to help us with our upcoming programming.  Thank you!…

    Molly Roamer

  • Looking Forward to 2016 January 5, 2016
    I was looking through my notes for 2015 and was pleasantly surprised to find we did accomplish our goals for the year. I had goals of reducing tillage and experimenting with living mulches and no-till systems, of improving the student …

    Christine Welcher

  • MFAI on Wisconsin Foodie January 4, 2016
    Michael Fields Agricultural Institute and East Troy’s own Dan O’Leary, Beekeeper, are featured on an episode of WISCONSIN FOODIE, on Milwaukee Public Television. Tune in to learn more about the Institute’s work in sustainable agriculture, and Dan’s holistic approach to …

    Molly Roamer

  • Michael Fields Agricultural Institute Awarded 2015 Farm Aid Grant December 28, 2015
    “Each year, proceeds from [Willie Nelson’s] annual Farm Aid concert are granted to nonprofit organizations working to strengthen family farm agriculture and improve our nation’s food system. Over the last 30 years Farm Aid has issued more than 2,000 grants …

    Molly Roamer

  • Save the Date Diversified Farmers! December 22, 2015
    On January 11, from 10:00 to 11:30 CST, MFAI, with our partners Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Services (MOSES) and USDA’s Risk Management Agency, is hosting a free webinar on “How New USDA Risk Management Tools Can Help Diversified/Specialty …

    Margaret Krome

  • Spotlight on Agricultural Funding Opportunities December 22, 2015
    December 2015 This month’s Spotlight on Agricultural Funding Opportunities looks at 4 grants that farmers may find useful. 1.) Frontera Farmer Foundation Grants The Frontera Farmer Foundation will award grants up to $12,000 for capital improvements to small and medium-size, …
    George Reistad