FORESTVILLE, Wis. (WLUK) -- Tom Vilsack, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, visited a Wisconsin farm just one day after the CDC announced a second human case of bird flu tied to dairy cows. The latest ...
Wisconsin officials are preparing for the possibility of bird flu spreading from dairy cattle in Wisconsin to people, as the virus continues to infect dairy herds in surrounding states, part of an ...
MILWAUKEE — New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the number of dairy farms is continuing to shrink even as the number dairy cows grows. The data released Friday comes from the 2012 ...
Wisconsin has lost over 70% of its dairy farms since 2000, hitting a record low of 5,222 herds in August 2024. Low milk prices, rising costs, farmer retirements, and labor shortages contribute to the ...
Provides an overview of the daily operations on a small dairy farm owned by Mr. Johnson. It contrasts large factory-like dairy farms with smaller, family-run farms where owners and their children ...
JUNEAU, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) – A dairy farmer in Wisconsin said his property was destroyed by a tornado Thursday night, leaving one of his cows impaled by a 2x4 board. The cow somehow survived, but a ...