Wisconsin lost 551 dairy farms last year after losing 638 in 2018 and 465 in 2017. In Wisconsin, the state touted as “America’s Dairyland”, the milk business has turned sour.
A quarter of the country’s dairy producers are being squeezed, and the pressure is coming from every direction.
Just like the dairy industry here, farmers face criticism over greenhouse gas emissions or their use of water resources, and many practices are condemned as unethical.However, the challenge of simply finding enough people willing to milk the cows dwarfs every other worry.The consequence is that mental health issues are on the rise, suicide […]
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