Wisconsin has been keeping track of dairy farm numbers since 1950. At that time, there were 143,000 dairy farms in the state.
Medford-area dairy farmer Gary Kohn is the face of Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin's "Farm MacGyver" on a new billboard near ...
Wisconsin has lost over 70% of its dairy farms since 2000, hitting a record low of 5,222 herds in August 2024. Low milk prices, rising costs, farmer retirements, and labor shortages contribute to the ...