Below are highlights from an article by Todd Richmond, Associated Press published in the San Francisco Chronicle on September 16, 2019.
The Wisconsin dairy industry raised a stink Monday over potential new restrictions on manure storage, insisting the regulations would make life harder on struggling farmers and force them to relocate.
“Adoption of this rule without change will simply put a halt to livestock expansion in the state,” said Cindy Leitner, president of the Wisconsin Dairy Alliance, which represents factory farms.
DATCP plans to submit a final version of the regulations to its board in November. If the board signs off the regulations would go next to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers for approval. A green light from the governor would send the package to the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Read the article in its entirety at https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Dairy-industry-pushes-back-against-new-manure-14443466.php
