Farms Need To Share With Local Fire Departments Plus Dairy Plant Fire In AZ

There will be an emphasis on safety in demonstrations at WI Farm Technology Days this year.  Jill Welke visits with retired fire chief, Jerry Minor, about the message he wants to convey to attendees.  Minor says today's responders lack the farming/agriculture knowledge that responders had 40 years ago when he began as a firefighter.  Minor says helping farms communicate directly with their local fire and rescue team members is incredibly important.  He shares some insights into some of the tools today's responders have access to that can improve their safety when responding to farm/ag related calls.  Minor says a farm's cooperation by providing information before an event is key. More wet weather will crowd our 4th of July outdoor plans according to Stu Muck.  The rain that moved through overnight also brought some minor hail.  Muck says that probably won't repeat this weekend. They may not be on the guest list, but you know they'll show up.  Mosquitos.  Kiley Allan finds out how Wisconsin's dry May impacted early mosquito development from PJ Leisch, UW-Extension Entomologist.  Leisch says Wisconsin is home to about 55 different varieties of mosquitoes, so one is always finding weather it can handle.  He says the biggest risk humans have for disease transfer from mosquitoes is West Nile Virus. Dairy country is dealing with the heat in different ways.  Matt Tranel, senior dairy analyst with EverAg in Platteville, tells Pam Jahnke that California is still relatively mild.  That's keeping its milk production moving along.  Meanwhile, in the EU, people and dairies are struggling against a wave of heat.  Tranel points out that many EU farms aren't equipped to handle bouts of heat.  He also brings an update on a dryer plant fire at a processor in Arizona.  Industry leaders are watching how and where that milk is temporarily relocated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.