The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign presents a long list of individual and PAC contributions by staff and sponsors of the Dairy Business Association to GOP Gov. Scott Walker and all legislative and statewide candidates (January 2010 – December 2015)
Lobbyists for large farms met with Gov. Scott Walker's staff before he announced a possible shift in ag oversight. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/10/2017)
John Holevoet, director of government relations for Wisconsin Dairy Business Association, said he and contract lobbyist Bill McCoshen met with a Walker staff member last fall to discuss agricultural issues, including the merits of a larger role for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection in regulating the state's largest farms.
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UPDATE. Wood County Wisconsin residents are rightly concerned about population growth (more than 5000 cows) and the stench and pollution that goes with it. (12/7/2016)
UPDATE. Wisconsin DNR secretary in so many words: Clean air and water? A healthy environment? Meh. Overrated! (9/22/2016)
Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and well pollution are in the news again. (12/21/2015)
Dear Kewaunee County, You voted for him, now you're paying the consequences. (11/15/2015)
In the news: Concentrated animal feeding operations. (9/17/2014)
Missouri voters enshrine ALEC's "Right to Farm" idea within its state constitution. (8/6/2014)
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