Newsmakers: Department of Agriculture, Trade, & Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Ben Brancel

In a Newsmakers interview on Aug. 2, state Agriculture Secretary Ben Brancel discussed the drought gripping 23 southern Wisconsin counties and the threat it poses to silage, milk production, the 4.3-million acre corn crop and the emotional health of farmers. Brancel also promoted two new state Websites, including one where farmers in northern Wisconsin can offer to share their crops with farmers in southern Wisconsin. Brancel, who first exhibited cows at the State Fair in the 1960s, also talked about the importance of the Fair to Wisconsin’s agricultural industry.

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Newsmakers: Department of Agriculture, Trade, & Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Ben Brancel
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