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

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“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. Livestock waste runoff has been linked to various public health problems such as cancers , infant deaths and miscarriages.

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

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The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will distribute more than $56 million to producers to enact climate-friendly practices and serve as a pilot program for a national model. It is the largest grant received in the university’s history. Virginia Tech leads the pilot project, known as the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture.

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