Farm Animals

Another commercial poultry facility in Jefferson County must cull more than half a million birds due to highly pathogenic avian influenza. 

National animal advocacy groups are calling on the Buffalo County district attorney to charge a bankrupt chicken processor over the abandonment of hundreds of thousands of chickens last fall.

The average price of a pound of ground beef hit a record $5.98 in May, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s a 16 percent increase from a year before, and with a short supply of cattle, experts say they don’t expect prices to fall anytime soon.

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office seized more than 160 roosters and hens from an alleged cockfighting operation Thursday, according to an animal welfare group.

People are flocking to backyard chickens this year, in part due to the sky-high cost of eggs at the grocery store. Some first-timers have turned to chicken rentals to try out ownership for a few months.

In Wisconsin’s largest city, a permit to keep up to four hens usually costs $35. Now, applicants can use a hardship waiver to skip the fee.

Full Circle Farm’s efforts to minimize impacts on the natural environment and wildlife won the family the 2024 Leopold Conservation Award from the Sand County Foundation.

Participation in the World Dairy Expo was up this year, despite concerns about avian flu spreading in dairy herds. Extensive testing is part of what made dairy farmers comfortable.

The state’s biggest business lobby helps two residents challenge a Polk County town’s restrictions on livestock feeding operations.

For more than 20 years, Nate Ranallo has been working as a bovine podiatrist, trimming cow hooves at dairy farms in west-central Wisconsin. Unlike most in the trade, though, he has millions of online spectators.