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Author: Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Farmers’ milk prices rising, easing dairy farm losses, but for how long?
Boosted by government purchases of dairy products and the reopening of restaurants, farm milk prices have been rising.
Briggs & Stratton skips $6.7 million interest payment, awards $5 million to executives
Briggs & Stratton skips $6.7 million interest payment, awards $5 million to executives
The sinking of Evinrude, a legendary Wisconsin brand in outboard motors, shocked even dealerships
Evinrude outboard motors’ demise shocked, saddened, boaters and dealerships
‘We went from the pandemic … to this’: Business owners frustrated by looting
Business owners express frustration with violence in protests after George Floyd’s death but express solidarity with protesters.
Harley-Davidson executives take 30% pay cut; other salaried employees take cuts of 10% to 20%
Harley-Davidson executives take 30% pay cut; other salaried employees take pay cuts of 10% to 20%
Wisconsin farmers forced to dump milk as coronavirus slams a fragile dairy economy
Dairy farmers, whose product is highly perishable, are seeing processing plants close or curb production, forcing them to flush milk down the drain.
‘You have this burden that you carry’: For dairy farmers struggling to hold on, depression can take hold
This year alone, about 800 dairy farmers in Wisconsin quit or were forced out of the business. They are at risk for depression, despair, even suicide.
Struggling dairy farmers building a future with hazelnuts, specialty milk, and creative thinking
Wisconsin dairy farmers must think differently about the future and try new things if they want to keep farming.
Wisconsin farmers helped hook world on dairy, but those customers are now competitors
Struggling American dairy farmers thought they could count on the world market. Then came the turbulence of tariffs and trade deals.