Farm Animals
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Wisconsin’s own ‘Nate the Hoof Guy’ captures internet audiences by trimming cow hooves
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.
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Want backyard chickens? Here’s what you need to know.
Kelsey Jorissen Olesen raises chickens on her farm in Shell Lake. On a recent appearance on WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show,” she shared tips like the best breeds to raise in Wisconsin and how to keep under control.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]