Wisconsin`s Decisive Shift Towards The Dairy Cow


Wisconsin`s Decisive Shift Towards The Dairy Cow


Wisconsin`s popular identity owes quite a bit to cows, their milk and culinary staples like cheese and ice cream. But how did the dairy industry influence the state`s culture more broadly, in terms of agricultural and environmental values?

In Wisconsin`s early years, farmers worked the soil directly, cultivating enough wheat that the state was the second biggest producer on the eve of the Civil War. But the work of early dairy farmers was inherently different, as they cared for living creatures.

The responsibilities associated with raising animals is the very reason that led to the dairy industry`s success, asserted author Ed Janus in his 2011 book Creating Dairyland: How Cows Made Wisconsin. In other words, the success of a dairy farm was and remains dependent on how cows are treated....

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Ken Notes: What a great read! We are now seeing CAFO`s move us in another direction. This will impact the health of the State and we need to examine this closely.

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