Programs

  • Wisconsin Livestock Identification Program

    THE WISCONSIN LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION CONSORTIUM (WLIC) IS A MULTI-SPECIES EFFORT LED BY WISONSIN'S LIVESTOCK AND INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS IN COOPERATION WITH THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DATCP), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EXTENSION. WLIC IS CONTRIBUTING TO AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM THAT WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF THE FOOD SUPPLY AND ADD VALUE TO THE MARKETING OF MILK, MEAT, AND OTHER LIVESTOCK-BASED PRODUCTS. THE WISCONSIN LIVESTOCK PREMISES REGISTRATION ACT REQUIRES ANYONE WHO KEEPS, HOUSES, OR CO-MINGLES LIVESTOCK TO REGISTER THEIR PREMISES (FARM LOCATIONS). WLIC IS REGISTERING PREMISES AS THE AUTHORIZED AGENT OF DATCP. IN 2024, INCLUDING THE START OF THE 2025 RENEWAL EFFORT WLIC REGISTERED AND RENEWED 7,887 PREMISES AND RECORDED 17,392 CERTIFIED VETERINARY INSPECTIONS. THE WISCONSIN LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION CONSORTIUM (WLIC) HELPS TO EDUCATE PRODUCERS, LEGISLATORS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ANIMAL DISEASE TRACEABILITY. WLIC DOES THIS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS, MEDIA OUTREACH AND MATERIALS. WLIC COMPLETED AN EDUCATIONAL TRACEABILITY VIDEO IN 2020, WHICH WAS SHARED WITH DATCP, THE PUBLIC, PRODUCERS AND STUDENTS. IN 2021, WLIC CREATED AND DISBURSED AN EAR TAG KIT TO FFA CHAPTERS ACROSS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $329.4K

  • Program 1 [2025]

    THE WISCONSIN LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION CONSORTIUM (WLIC) IS A MULTI-SPECIES EFFORT LED BY WISONSIN'S LIVESTOCK AND INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS IN COOPERATION WITH THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DATCP), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EXTENSION. WLIC IS CONTRIBUTING TO AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM THAT WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF THE FOOD SUPPLY AND ADD VALUE TO THE MARKETING OF MILK, MEAT, AND OTHER LIVESTOCK-BASED PRODUCTS. THE WISCONSIN LIVESTOCK PREMISES REGISTRATION ACT REQUIRES ANYONE WHO KEEPS, HOUSES, OR CO-MINGLES LIVESTOCK TO REGISTER THEIR PREMISES (FARM LOCATIONS). WLIC IS REGISTERING PREMISES AS THE AUTHORIZED AGENT OF DATCP. IN 2025, WLIC RENEWED AND REGISTERED 29,286 PREMISES AND RECORDED 15,772 CERTIFIED VETERINARY INSPECTIONS.THE WISCONSIN LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION CONSORTIUM (WLIC) HELPS TO EDUCATE PRODUCERS, LEGISLATORS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ANIMAL DISEASE TRACEABILITY. WLIC DOES THIS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS, MEDIA OUTREACH AND MATERIALS. WLIC COMPLETED AN EDUCATIONAL TRACEABILITY VIDEO IN 2020, WHICH WAS SHARED WITH DATCP, THE PUBLIC, PRODUCERS AND STUDENTS. IN 2021, WLIC CREATED AND DISBURSED AN EAR TAG KIT TO FFA CHAPTERS ACROSS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $350.3K