Farm Animals
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Evers vetoes bill limiting local control of animal welfare on farms
Farm groups are disappointed with Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of a bill that would largely prevent local regulation of animal welfare on farms, but its opponents say it’s a win for local control.
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Lawsuit claims DNR ignored science and public comments when drafting state wolf plan
A Wisconsin conservation group is suing the Department of Natural Resources alleging the agency ignored science and public comments when drafting its latest wolf management plan. The Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance also claims the DNR revised its wolf plan after staff and members of the Natural Resources Board attended private meetings hosted by wolf hunting…
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Northwoods tribal leader reflects on 40th anniversary of court protecting treaty rights
This year marks the 40th anniversary of a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the 1837 treaty rights of a northern Wisconsin tribe to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory. In 1983, two brothers from the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Fred and Mike Tribble, were arrested for spearfishing outside the boundaries of…
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Milwaukee-area meatpacker Strauss Brands cutting jobs after selling 2 product lines
A Milwaukee-area meatpacking firm announced it will eliminate nearly 130 jobs. Strauss Brands informed the Department of Workforce Development last week that it will shut down veal and lamb production at its facility in Franklin later this year. The company announced Wednesday it is selling those product lines to a subsidiary of an agri-foods company…
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Wisconsin’s Driftless region is the setting for Rebecca Gilman’s off-Broadway play, ‘Swing State’
In a lower Manhattan off-Broadway theater, tucked away from the traffic and bright lights, an old farm house nestled on 40 acres of remnant prairie introduces theatergoers to a Wisconsin woman making zucchini bread, and Rebecca Gilman’s play “Swing State” begins. The play, set “somewhere in the Driftless area of Wisconsin” in the late summer…
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Turkey farms have bounced back from last year’s avian flu outbreak in time for Thanksgiving
Consumers paid steep prices for turkey during last year’s Thanksgiving after highly pathogenic avian influenza devastated poultry farms across the country, including in Wisconsin. But experts say the market has mostly recovered before heading into this year’s holiday season. U.S. farms are forecast to raise 219 million turkeys this year, up 4 percent from 2022.…
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Amid new rules on antibiotics in livestock, Wisconsin farmer says producers still need medications
New federal guidance will define how long farms can feed antibiotics to livestock as a way to address the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. But some Wisconsin farmers say they want to make sure they don’t lose access to medications that keep their animals healthy. The Food and Drug Administration recently published new draft guidance…
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Dairy supporters call on FDA to stop lab-grown dairy alternatives from using words like ‘milk’, ‘cheese’
Dairy industry supporters have been arguing for years that plant-based products should not be allowed to use terms like “milk” or “cheese” on their labels. Now, that debate is growing to include products that are meant to mimic milk, but are made in a lab instead of by a cow. Lab-grown or cell-based dairy products…
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Bayfield farm launches new tree species made to clean pollution, thrive in Midwest
Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands dwell below a Bayfield hilltop orchard where, for a short time this summer, mature apple trees were accompanied by 100 potted poplars. The young poplars glowed bright green as they waited to be purchased. Patrons, scientists and staff at Hauser’s Superior View Farm prophesied the poplars’ future like new…
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‘For the love of the horse’: Horse-drawn carriage driving competition brings history alive
The Wade House Historic Site in Greenbush gives visitors a close look at Wisconsin’s history in the time of horsepower, with its restored Stagecoach Inn and a museum showcasing the state’s largest collection of horse-drawn vehicles. This weekend, the site will open its gates to modern-day horsemen, when competitors vie for a blue ribbon as…