Dairy
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Wisconsin begins mandatory milk testing for avian flu
It’s a different process than other states have used to meet the mandatory testing requirements that were first announced in December. Wisconsin was one of the last states to enroll in the program this spring.
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Wisconsin cheese takes fashion forward at this year’s Kentucky Derby
The Derby’s featured hat designer used silk and linen to showcase six award-winning cheeses from the Dairy State.
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Pierce County residents, grassroots group challenge large dairy farm’s permit to expand
Pierce County residents and a grassroots group are challenging a permit for a large livestock farm’s plans to nearly quadruple in size.
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As immigration tension rises, Wisconsin dairy workers carry on
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised “mass deportations.” It was a big concern for industries, like dairy in Wisconsin, that rely on the labor of workers without legal immigration status.
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Bipartisan bill backs grazing practices that benefit water quality and livestock
Wisconsin farmers could get grants to use grazing practices that benefit soil health, animal welfare and water quality under a bipartisan bill making its way through the Wisconsin Legislature.
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Study: Some raw milk cheese is vulnerable to avian flu
New research suggests avian flu could be a threat to specialty producers that rely on aging instead of heat to create unique cheeses.
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Wisconsin is among the last states to test milk for avian flu
Wisconsin may be America’s Dairyland. But it’s one of the last states in the country to begin testing milk for avian flu.
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State regulators approve large dairy farm’s plans to expand in Pierce County
Ridge Breeze Dairy currently runs a 1,700-cow dairy farm in Pierce County. Under the plan, it would grow to about 6,500 cows next year.
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Wisconsin cooperative creates hybrid work model to meet needs of 1K employees
A farmer-owned cooperative in the Driftless Area is taking a different approach to hybrid work and having positive results.
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Brothers combine love of dairy farming, Green Bay Packers in film ‘Green and Gold’
Filmmaking brothers Anders and Davin Lindwall visited WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show” to talk about their first feature film, the Wisconsin-based “Green and Gold.”