Dairy
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Pasture-based farming leads Wisconsin cheesemakers to award-winning taste
Uplands Cheese in Dodgeville and St. Isidore’s Farmstead Cheese in Osseo produce award-winning cheese through sustainable practices.
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Wisconsin fairs required to check cows for avian flu this summer
Wisconsin dairy cows heading to county fairs and other exhibitions will be required to undergo testing for avian flu this summer.
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Groups claim manure digesters contribute to pollution in Kewaunee County
A new report from environmental groups claims that manure digesters are encouraging farm expansion and making pollution worse in Kewaunee County, but supporters argue they help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide renewable energy.
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Bangor dairy farmer says connection and education are key to the industry’s future
Dairy farmer Justin Peterson of Creamery Creek in Bangor says educating consumers on where dairy and other farm products come from is the key to preserving the industry.
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Wisconsin study supports belief that milk pasteurization kills avian flu virus
Since its outbreak in March, officials have said pasteurization can protect commercial milk from avian flu. That’s now supported by research at UW-Madison.
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Fear over avian flu has died down for Wisconsin dairy farms. But experts warn of continued threat.
Wisconsin has not had a confirmed case of the virus, which has affected 42 farms in nine states.
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Central Wisconsin farmers: Immigration crackdown, trade war affect our business
A group of farmers came together Thursday for a discussion at Miltrim Farms in Marathon County. The discussion, part of a series of listening sessions by the Council on Foreign Relations, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, included a range of agriculture sectors.
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USDA requiring avian flu testing in some dairy cows
Wisconsin has not had a case of avian flu in dairy cattle. But state officials are urging farms to protect their herds from the virus.
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Study: Dairy farmers have more beneficial gut bacteria thanks to their cows
Marshfield Clinic Research Institute study is first to look at microbiome impacts of farmers’ exposure to cows and manure.
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Wisconsin dairy farms closely watching avian flu cases in cattle
The director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory says a confirmed case of the virus in a person on a dairy farm emphasizes the need for vigilance.