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MWFPA 2018 Convention Registration Now Open!

Registration for MWFPA’s 114th Annual Convention & 91st Processing Crops Conference is now open! Our premier event, being held at the Kalahari Resort & Convention Center in Wisconsin Dells, WI, November 27-29, 2018, draws over 900 attendees and presents the latest products, innovative ideas and technological advances of importance to the food processing industry. You […]

Senate Votes To Conference On Farm Bill, Names Conferees

The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to go conference with the House to iron out differences between their two versions of the farm bill.  It also named its conferees. On July 18 the House voted to send the farm bill to conference, and following that vote, Speaker Paul Ryan, R-WI and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, […]

WI Senator Conveys Trade War Woes to President Trump

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-WI, recently met with a number of business representatives to discern how the trade war and tariffs are negatively affecting their efforts to maintain markets and prevent layoffs.  Sen. Johnson concluded that in “farming and food processing, the retaliatory actions to U.S. tariffs will have a profoundly negative effect. “ The senator […]

Farm Bill Conference Committee House Members Announced

On Wednesday members of the Farm Bill conference committee from the House were announced and the roster includes a number of legislators from MWFPA member states. Among the conferees are House Ag Comm ranking member Collin Peterson (D-Minn), Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN), Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL), Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), and […]