U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Secures Major Investment for Wisconsin Dairy Farmers
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced that the bipartisan Senate budget agreement will include major investments to support the dairy industry, including more than $1 billion for the Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP).
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Source: WAOW Television
Link: http://www.waow.com/story/37463501/2018/02/Thursday/us-senator-tammy-baldwin-secures-major-investment-for-wisconsin-dairy-farmers
Should a former dairy lobbyist oversee dairy farms for Wisconsin Department of Justice’s environmental protection unit?
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel’s appointment of a lawyer and former dairy industry lobbyist to lead the environmental protection unit of the Justice Department has drawn objections from the leader of a public interest law firm and concerns from a former secretary of the Department of Natural Resources.
By: Lee Bergquist
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Link: https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/01/18/appointment-former-dairy-lobbyist-lead-wisconsin-environmental-unit-comes-under-fire/1040791001/
Saratoga dairy case now in hands of Wisconsin Supreme Court justices
MADISON – Supporters and opponents of a proposed large-scale dairy near Wisconsin Rapids are awaiting a decision from the Wisconsin Supreme Court on whether the farm will become a reality.
By: Karen Madden
Source: USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Link: http://www.wisconsinrapidstribune.com/story/news/2018/01/16/saratoga-dairy-case-now-hands-wisconsin-supreme-court-justices/1027448001/
2017 Export Numbers Highlight Wisconsin's Reliance On NAFTA
About Half Of State’s Dairy Exports, Fruit And Vegetable Exports Went To Canada, Mexico Last Year
A new report from the American Farm Bureau found 49 percent of Wisconsin’s dairy exports went to Canada and Mexico last year.
By: Hope Kirwan
Source: Wisconsin Public Radio
Link: https://www.wpr.org/2016-export-numbers-highlight-wisconsins-reliance-nafta
Wisconsin farmers hope millennials will take over for the 500 dairy farms lost in 2017
SAUK CITY, Wis. – Over the last several years, Wisconsin has seen thousands of dairy farmers leave the industry. New statistics show the state lost more than 500 farms in 2017.
By: Amanda Quintana
Source: WISC-TV / Channel 3000
Link: https://www.channel3000.com/news/wisconsin-farmers-hope-millennials-will-take-over-for-the-500-dairy-farms-lost-in-2017/684096875
Wisconsin sees decline in number of dairy farms
Wisconsin is seeing a decline in the number of dairy farms despite increasing milk production as commercial farms expand.
By: AP Wire Service
Source: FOX6
Link: http://fox6now.com/2018/01/08/wisconsin-sees-decline-in-number-of-dairy-farms/
Wisconsin Dairy News: 2018 trends
Food trends change from year to year, and 2018 is shaping up to be a good year for specialty cheese. David Portalatin is a food industry advisor for The NPD Group, a market research company, and knows a thing or two about food trends.
By: Brittany Lake, Daybreak Anchor
Source: WXOW
Link: http://www.wxow.com/story/37173060/2018/01/Tuesday/wisconsin-dairy-news-2018-trends
Hundreds of Wisconsin dairy farmers meeting to address issues at Dairy Strong 2018
Facing issues that include immigration policy reform, foreign trade, the environment, animal welfare and changing consumer choices, Wisconsin dairy farmers are gearing up for a conference called Dairy Strong 2018.
By: Rick Barrett
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Link: https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2017/12/27/hundreds-wisconsin-dairy-farmers-meeting-address-issues-dairy-strong-2018/985161001/
Wisconsin dairy farmers consider how to turn market around
Dairy experts say Wisconsin farmers need to tip the scales of supply and demand back into their favor in order to get better prices, but producers are unsure of what methods to take.
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Source: nbc15
Link: http://www.nbc15.com/content/news/Wisconsin-dairy-farmers-consider-how-to-turn-market-around-466159363.html
Wisconsin apprenticeship program teaches dairy farmers
An agricultural apprenticeship program that began in Wisconsin in 2010 has spread to 10 states and is registered with the U.S. Department of Labor.
By: The Associated Press
Source: The Seattle Times
Link: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/wisconsin-apprenticeship-program-teaches-dairy-farmers/