‘America’s Dairyland: At the Crossroads’ Debuts on Milwaukee PBS
Nowadays the only dairy farmers many Milwaukeeans will ever meet are at Wisconsin State Fair, exhibiting their prize cattle. And yet: even if our license plates didn’t remind us daily, living in America’s Dairyland remains part of our identity, even as those red barns overlooking pastures of contented cows are in danger of passing into memory. In 2019, some 800 Wisconsin dairy farmers locked the barndoors and sold their cows.
Alice in Dairyland talks health benefits of chocolate milk
With Halloween coming up fast, many people will be eating all kinds of candy and chocolate. But there is one kind of chocolate that’s actually good for you!
Alice in Dairyland invites public to virtual Breakfast on the Farm
Last year outgoing Alice in Dairyland Kaitlyn Riley welcomed nearly 2,300 visitors to her family’s farm during the Crawford County Dairy Breakfast. She recently reminisced on Facebook that she couldn’t have asked for a better way to end her reign “back where it all began.”
Wisconsin cheese markets respond to reduced COVID-19 restrictions
America’s Dairyland has seen a huge swing in its signature product: cheese.
Stand With Wisconsin Dairy Farmers During National Dairy Month
In honor of National Dairy Month, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin is encouraging consumers to stand united with the state’s dairy farmers and find simple ways to show support for an industry that contributes so much to Wisconsin’s culture and identity.
As pandemic drives down milk demand, dairy farmers face uncertain future
The COVID-19 virus has no effect on dairy cows, but it could be a death blow for many already struggling dairy farmers across the region.
‘Not as Wisconsin Nice as We Used to Be’: The Divisions in Dairyland
Keeping the polls open in a pandemic is just one example of the state pushing political partisanship to the extreme.
The Wisconsin State Legislature couldn’t agree on who to honor for Black History Month.
Future of farming: Many Wisconsin farmers standing at a crossroad
When Mark Stephenson, the University of Wisconsin’s Director of Dairy Policy Analysis, makes predictions on milk prices and where the market is going, he’s used to getting calls from farmers who dispute his predictions or point out when he’s been wrong.
How Can Wisconsin Put the Dairy Crisis in the Rearview Mirror?
Wisconsin’s farmers have been struggling to cope with five years of low profits and lower morale.
THE DECLINE OF “AMERICA’S DAIRYLAND” IS FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGING WISCONSIN’S RURAL LANDSCAPE
Collapsing prices, the rise of mega farms in warmer states and fluctuations in demand have led to a spate of bankruptcies across the heartland of Wisconsin’s dairy farms.
