Dairy

At least 100,000 gallons of manure spilled at a large dairy farm in central Wisconsin, flowing into an unnamed tributary of Black Creek.

For decades, the number of dairy farms operating in Wisconsin has been declining.

A Monroe County dairy farm will pay $120,000 under a settlement over alleged violations of the state’s environmental laws.

A small business in Mount Horeb recently launched a new cream liqueur that’s already in more than 50 locations across the state.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a Wisconsin dairy farm for national origin discrimination and sexual harassment, the EEOC announced earlier this week. 

Hanna Lee is a cheesemaking assistant at Uplands Cheese Company in Dodgeville. This year she became the first American to be named “Young Cheesemonger of the Year” at the 2025 World Cheese Awards.

Officials said they have found bird flu in a Wisconsin dairy herd for the first time.

The latest federal data shows sales of milk beverages turned around in 2024, increasing by 358 million pounds or just under 1 percentage point from the previous year.

Environmental groups are challenging a permit issued to a large dairy farm near West Bend that operated for years without one.

An outpouring of public comments prompted state agriculture officials to reduce planned fee increases for livestock markets, dealers and truckers.