As we approach county fair season, it's important to highlight the wins we secured in the 2025-2027 state budget for the agriculture community.

Agriculture is a crucial part of Wisconsin, with the Ag industry contributing over $116 billion each year to our state's economy. Farmers play an important part in taking care of our land and water, so it's critical we continue to invest in agriculture to keep our natural resources healthy for the future.

This year, Assembly Republicans helped secure over $20m for our farmers and the Ag industry as a whole, including:

• $12m for county conservation staffing: County conservation staff serve as a resource to farmers and private landowners who have a vision for their land/property and need help finding solutions to execute that vision
• $800k for dairy processor grants: These grants improve operations and capacity on our dairy farms so dairy farmers can work as efficiently as possible
• $500k for producer-led watershed protection grants: This investment will improve conservation while reducing water pollution in our state
• $1.6m for cover crop rebates: This will encourage more use of cover crops that greatly benefit our soil, surface water, and groundwater

Assembly Republicans will continue to stand with our farmers while they continue to feed and support our state!