Records requests reveal how industry groups and legislators approach plans to alleviate rising costs to operate dairy farms.
Larger dairy operations are vying for access to low-interest loans that Wisconsin is trying to give to the state’s small ...
State Senator Rob Stafsholt’s (R-New Richmond) bill to establish a Dairy Cattle Innovation Program in Wisconsin was approved during a floor session of the State Senate. The bill that Senator ...
When Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza turned up in a Wisconsin dairy herd, it confirmed what many veterinarians had warned you about for months: the virus was not just a poultry problem anymore. For ...
When highly pathogenic bird flu turns up in dairy cattle, you feel it in the pit of your stomach, not just at the farm gate but at the grocery cooler. Federal and state officials say that is exactly ...
Wisconsin officials are preparing for the possibility of bird flu spreading from dairy cattle in Wisconsin to people, as the virus continues to infect dairy herds in surrounding states, part of an ...
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will soon begin mandatory testing of milk. The goal is to bolster bird flu surveillance of Wisconsin’s dairy ...
ATHENS, Wis. (WSAW) - Local farmers and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) are taking precautions to ensure the state stays clear of avian influenza, as no cases of ...
• Wisconsin cattle farmers warn the move would hurt U.S. ranchers who are already struggling with the smallest cattle herd since 1950 • Local farmers say increased imports could prevent reinvestment ...
… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. On a below-freezing morning in March 2013, Israel Lepe Quezada was crushed to ...
Nolen RS. Wildlife likely spread H5N1 to Wisconsin dairy herd. American Veterinary Medical Association. Published December 31, 2025. Accessed January 6, 2026. https://www.avma.org/news/wildlife-likely ...