You don’t have to dig very deep to discover that Wisconsin’s dairy industry is in deep trouble. Falling wholesale prices for all commodities, including milk, collapse of international markets thanks to the Trump Administration’s trade wars, skyrocketing land values, climate change and ongoing challenges of managing manure, have all contributed to a record number of […]
US Dairy Industry Produces Its Own Woes
Last month, Canadian company Grassland Dairy cancelled contracts to buy milk from scores of U.S. dairy farmers. Over 50 Wisconsin farms found themselves with no buyers for their milk. The issue bubbled up to get the notice of Washington, inspiring President Donald Trump to slap a retaliatory tariff on Canadian lumber. After much scrambling, including […]
