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Series: The Dairy State Economy

Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

When Dairy Farms Don't Have Milk Buyers

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

Spring has brought gut-wrenching uncertainty to scores of dairy farms around Wisconsin. On April 1 a Clark County-based processor dropped their contracts, leaving them without a place to sell their milk.

Series: Health Insurance And The ACA

Wisconsin's Requests To Change Eligibility For Medicaid Recipients

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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A state waiver request would require Medicaid recipients in Wisconsin to receive drug screenings, as well as limit benefits in certain circumstances and set new fees. Citizen Action of Wisconsin executive director Robert Kraig, a Medicaid advocate, discusses these proposals.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

UW Agriculture Economist Explains Dairy Market Crisis

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Seventy-five dairy farmers in Wisconsin learned they would have to find a new processor to buy their milk due to a new tariff from Canada on certain dairy imports. Mark Stephenson with the UW-Madison Program on Dairy Markets and Policy discusses the market conditions dairy producers face.

Sauk City's Plastics Recycling Pioneer

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Erika Janik

Wisconsin Public Radio

In 1979, Milly Zantow and friend Jenny Ehl cashed in their life insurance policies and bought a commercial plastics grinder for $5,000 to start E-Z Recycling.

Series: The Varied Forms Of Farm To School

Farm To School Success Depends On Shared Knowledge

Kristian Knutsen

WisContext

The concept of farm to school — improving nutritional options and expanding educational opportunities for students through agriculture — has an inherently local character.

Birch Thefts Pressure An Already Declining Resource

Scott Gordon

WisContext

An ongoing rash of illegal harvesting in northern stretches of Minnesota and Wisconsin is helping hasten the decline of the region's paper birch trees.

Thieves Illegally Harvest Birch Trees In Northern Wisconsin

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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Thieves are illegally-harvesting birch trees in Washburn County and elsewhere around Wisconsin to sell for use as home decor. Washburn County forest administrator Mike Peterson discusses the effect of this theft on county land and the ecology of birch trees in the region.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

Dairy Farmers Left Reeling After Canceled Contracts

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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A new import policy in Canada has led a Wisconsin dairy processor to drop dozens of farmers in the state. As a result, these farmers are scrambling to find a new customer for their milk.

Series: The Dairy State Economy

Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

Wisconsin's Impasse With Canada Over Its Milk Import Policies

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

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As a result of shifting Canadian trade policies, a dairy processor canceled its contacts with 75 Wisconsin dairy farmers. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection secretary Ben Brancel discusses the dispute and what officials are doing about it.

Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

Wisconsin Soybean Farmers Face Problems Of Plenty In 2017 Season

Scott Gordon

WisContext

A glut of milk and cheese has had the dairy industry struggling with lower and more volatile prices for a several years. Now there's growing price uncertainty on the horizon for soybean growers.