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Cheese is this carver’s stock in trade — What’s better than a big block of cheese? How about a big block of cheese with a pretty picture carved into it? • Read Full Story

State Farmer Features

CDR director to retire
Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research | 03/01/2010 9:24AM
The Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research (CDR) director and UW-Madison Professor of Food Science Dr. J Russell ‘Rusty’ Bishop has announced his retirement from the Center, effective the end of March, to become the director of research and development • Full Story

Woodland management can help farm’s bottom line
Jan Shepel | 03/01/2010 8:42AM
Farmers who have been struggling to pay their bills with low milk returns may have another resource that they haven’t thought about — the woodlot on the back 40. • Full Story

Web Feature

Thompson’s Gold Dust Dairy, LLC ordered to pay $80,000
Wisconsin Department of Justice | 03/04/2010 10:34AM
The Wisconsin Department of Justice has filed and settled a lawsuit against Thompson’s Gold Dust Dairy, LLC, Thompson’s Holdings, LLC, and their owner/operator James T. Thompson, for violations of state water pollution control laws at the Gold Dust D • Full Story

Editorial

Undercover video sparks conflict about dairy farm practices
Ray Mueller | 02/25/2010 2:06PM
“I don’t see what you see.” That’s why there continues to be strident conflict on what’s appropriate in the treatment of dairy cattle and other livestock. • Full Story

Headline News

» Raw milk bill opposed by different groups on different grounds

» State’s organic farmers fared better than non-organic brethren

» Farm Bureau testifies on animal cruelty bill

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Livestock Briefs

» Dip in February milk prices foreshadows outlook for coming months

» Understanding dairy cows behavior results in keen cow care and even better welfare

» Wisconsin’s still a good place to milk cows despite sluggish economy

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