Venture Dairy Cooperative submitted comments to the SEC on its proposed rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors.
Read MoreIt has come to our attention that the Wisconsin DNR has circulated a draft Evaluation Report Checklist (click to view) meant to assist in the creation of an Evaluation Report, as required under NR 243.16(1).
Read MoreThe SEC is rushing to push through a highly problematic rule and the consequences of this lengthy and complicated rule are impossible to predict! It is crucial you not only submit comments but write to your members of Congress.
Read MoreDairy farmers in the northwestern Wisconsin counties of Polk and Burnett are in a fight for their right to operate their family-owned farms, facing regulation from the town boards that govern their local municipalities.
Read MoreBased on some information received from farmers around the state, WDA and VDC wanted to remind all CAFOs to make sure rental agreements with landowners, relating to land acreage in your nutrient management plans (NMPs), are all up to date and in writing.
Read MoreExecutive Order #161, signed yesterday by Governor Evers created a new Office of "Environmental Justice" tasked with, among other things to "[a]nalyze and review what impact state laws, regulations, and policy have on the equitable treatment and protection of communities threatened by environmental harms, including climate change."
Read MoreMidwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) recently published its Spring 2022 Advocacy Update which makes it clear that advocating for CAFO crushing regulations are top of mind. The update highlights a recently released report regarding the availability of land and manure spreading.
Read MoreToday, after direction from the US Supreme Court to revisit their adoption of the Democrat-drawn legislative district maps due to not being “race-neutral”, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed course and adopted the GOP-drawn legislative maps. The Democrat-drawn maps legislated some GOP members out of their own districts. In one case, a state Senator was bumped a half-mile out of his district.
Read MoreRecently in Polk County, the Towns of Laketown, Trade Lake and Eureka passed extreme new local regulations on farmers. These ordinances, pushed by anti-farm activists, add almost limitless and unobtainable permitting conditions on growing farms. The so-called “CAFO Ordinances” do not just classify 1,000 animal units as a confined or concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO). They affect farmers with operations of 500 animal units (~300 milking cows) in Trade Lake and 700 animal units (~ 500 milking cows) in Laketown and Eureka.
Read MoreVenture Dairy Cooperative has been working to remove the "hydrogeologist" position from the language in Assembly Bill 727. We encourage you to reach out to state elected officials and utilize the below-talking points to make your voice heard regarding the concerns this position poses to dairy farmers in our state. You can find our joint testimony and talking points, as well as links to search for your elected officials below.
Read MoreVenture Dairy Cooperative (VDC), Wisconsin Dairy Alliance (WDA) and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) stood up for large farms before the Wisconsin Assembly Agriculture Committee on Wednesday, as they were the only groups offering information only testimony to voice concern.
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