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Lawsuit Aims to Loosen CAFO Waste Restrictions in Wisconsin. Even Farmers Are Alarmed.

Daily Yonder

In Wisconsin, farmers are worried for statewide water quality and public health after the dairy industry filed a lawsuit to eliminate the only protection that Wisconsin has against contamination from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The contaminants – nitrates and bacteria in particular – seep down to the groundwater.

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Wisconsin Towns Are Trying to Limit CAFO Growth. Big Dairy Is Fighting Back

Daily Yonder

Originally from rural South Dakota, she had been around farming her whole life, but this felt different. “We Demand for dairy products overall, both United States domestic and export demand, continues to grow,” said Charles Nicholson, an agriculture and economics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs

ProAg

billion in emergency relief payments to eligible farmers and livestock producers. Emergency Livestock Relief Program This week, FSA will issue more than $581 million in 2021 and 2022 drought and wildfire emergency relief to eligible ranchers. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2023 – The U.S. ELRP payments for 2022 losses are estimated at $465.4

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Virginia Tech Receives Record $80m Towards Climate-Smart Farming

World Agri-Tech

According to Thompson, the credit for the pilot concept belongs to RIPE (Rural Investment to Protect our Environment). The pilot program will pay producers $100 per acre or animal unit for voluntary adoption of climate-smart practices that deliver more than that amount in public environmental benefits.

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