The past few years have seen an explosion of outcome measurement in the non-profit sector. One of the national leaders is the United Way. Three workshops have been held and two more are scheduled for later this year. Some small dairy producers feel the large operations are putting them out of business. Not true in Wisconsin since cow numbers continue to decline.
Rural homeowners don t like the smell, but it s agriculturally zoned.
Animal rights advocates want to get rid of all animal agriculture. However, there is more good than bad to large herds in Wisconsin. Large herds have maintained Wisconsin s milk flow, thus saving Wisconsin s dairy infrastructure. In the Fond du Lac area there are 12 to 15 dairy plants buying milk versus only one or two to choose from in other states. These new dairy service enterprises are used by large and small herds, but would not exist or would be more expensive if there were only small herds.