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Daily Bread for 6.8.24: Are Vertical Farms the Future of Agriculture?

Good morning.

Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with afternoon showers and a high of 70. Sunrise is 5:16 and sunset 8:32 for 15h 16m 03s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 4.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 789,  three Viking ships from Hordaland (in modern Norway) landed on the Isle of Portland on the southern coast of Wessex, the beginning of Norse activity in the British Isles.

Just after midnight on this day in 1984, about 90 percent of the town of Barneveld was destroyed. Ninety-three homes were flattened, and 64 were damaged. Seventeen of 18 businesses and public buildings in the village were obliterated. This tornado was rated an F5 on the Fujita Scale, the highest rating a tornado can achieve.


Are Vertical Farms the Future of Agriculture?:

Have you ever wondered how in-flight meals are made or where the ingredients come from? ? Welcome to the innovative world of vertical farming with an inside look into the largest vertical farm in Dubai that supplies fresh greens to @emirates. Filmed in the heart of Dubai, we dive into these cutting-edge farming techniques that are revolutionizing agriculture in the region. This is how they utilize advanced technology to grow sustainable, pesticide-free produce, ensuring a constant supply of fresh greens to Emirates and beyond.

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Daily Bread for 2.15.24: Dairies Decline in America’s Dairyland (But Lesser Decline in Milk Cows)

 Good morning.

Thursday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 37. Sunrise is 6:51 and sunset 5:26 for 10h 35m 40s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 38.4% of its visible disk illuminated.

Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM.

On this day in 1862, Confederates commanded by Brig. Gen. John B. Floyd attack General Ulysses S. Grant’s Union forces besieging Fort Donelson in Tennessee. Unable to break the fort’s encirclement, the Confederates surrender the following day.


Madeline Heim reports Wisconsin lost 10% of farms, 30% of dairies in 5 years, U.S. agriculture census shows:

Wisconsin lost nearly 10% of farms, 30% of dairies since 2017

Wisconsin had 58,521 farms in 2022, census data show, representing a nearly 10% loss since 2017.

Dairy farms, long the state’s calling card, continued to plummet. There were 6,216 dairy farms in Wisconsin in 2022, down from just above 9,000 in 2017. Further, state data show the number has dropped more since the census data was recorded. As of Feb. 1, Wisconsin had 5,644 milk cow herds.

As the number of farms decrease, existing ones are getting bigger. The average Wisconsin farm in 2022 was 236 acres, the largest it’s been in more than two decades. And it’s not just acreage. Herd sizes are getting larger as well. The number of milk cows in the state declined less than 2% since 2017, despite the drop in dairy farms.


Private US moon lander launched into space:

Daily Bread for 10.29.23: | Dairy Farm Life

 Good morning.

Sunday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 42. Sunrise is 7:26 and sunset 5:50 for 10h 24m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.4% of its visible disk illuminated.

  On this day in 1969, the first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.


 Wisconsin Life | Dairy Farm Life:

When Rosario Ibarra arrived from Mexico for her internship, she had never seen a Holstein cow. Ibarra now runs one of Manitowoc County’s largest dairy farms. It’s a tireless job that has become a lifestyle.

365 Marathons In 365 Days:

Would you run a marathon? Maybe you’ve run a few? What about running a marathon every single day? If that sounds completely crazy, well — we would agree. But Gary McKee did just that – every day of 2022. Gary ran a marathon each day for an entire year, but his steps were driven by more than just personal drive. Every mile was to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. As days turned into weeks, his ambition transformed into a town-wide movement. With New Year’s Eve as the grand finale, the community came together like never before with hundreds of supporters rallying to celebrate with him at the finish line. The result? A united community, countless inspired morning runners, and a staggering £1 million raised.

Daily Bread for 6.11.23: Beevangelist

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 82. Sunrise is 5:15 AM and sunset 8:33 PM for 15h 17m 35s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 41.7% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin…

Daily Bread for 12.27.22: Frederick Prehn finally resigns from Natural Resources Board

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 26. Sunrise is 7:24 AM and sunset 4:27 PM for 9h 03m 16s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 23.6% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 4:30 PM.  On this day in 1929, Soviet General Secretary…

Daily Bread for 10.16.22: Our Dairyland Needs Dairy Workers

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 51. Sunrise is 7:10 AM and sunset 6:09 PM for 10h 59m 28s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 60.9% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1923, The Walt Disney Company is founded. Embed from Getty Images…

Brain Drain Plagues Key USDA Research Service After Trump Administration Orders Relocation

When the Trump administration relocated the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service to the Kansas City area last year, about two-thirds of its employees quit their jobs rather than move. Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, called the mass resignations a “wonderful way to streamline the government.” These departures have…