Dairy farmers association calls court settlement with DNR a victory

Wisconsin farm owners are calling a settlement with the DNR a legal victory over the state agency that tried to overreach its regulative authority.

But environmental advocates say it’s a disappointment that the case didn’t end up in court — bringing out in public the risk that large farms pose to clean drinking water.

The Dairy Business Association (DBA) filed a lawsuit in July against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), claiming it illegally changed the rules last March on farmers’ rainwater management....

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Ken Notes: It is too bad that we can not all sit down and work out real ideas for farm water, manure, and chemical management...