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Apr 7^th, 2018 at 2:34pm

After pulling together dozens of experts for two years of study and discussion, VandenBrook’s agency compiled a report citing statistics from researchers and government agencies showing the state has suffered reversals of gains made more than a decade ago in controlling agricultural pollution:

Saturation of soil with the potent nutrient phosphorus has approached a 40-year high — on average far more than needed for all but a few crops, VandenBrook said.
Farmers continue to add fertilizer and manure on fields — more than 700,000 tons annually.
Soil carrying pollutants is being washed away at the fastest rate since 1982 despite a law requiring planting practices that reduce erosion. Rain and snowmelt carry contaminants to surface water and into the underground aquifer.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/failure-and-a-call-for-...

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Blackdog1101 Midge Offline Fish on! Posts: 17 Gender:	Re: Failure Wisconsin Reply #1 - Apr 7^th, 2018 at 3:26pm I work in the dairy business supplying feed additives for dairy production. I cringe when I hear of these dairies with 5000+ cows. The water use and the manure management is extremely risky.
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miked Stone Fly Offline I love Ryman Setters Posts: 163 driftless area Gender:	Re: Failure Wisconsin Reply #2 - Apr 7^th, 2018 at 7:28pm The dairy industry is literally a "sacred cow" in Wisconsin. How/why do they continue to flaunt the law. It is laughable when they say they care about the environment. CAFO's are nothing but giant s**t factories. Even the organic farms and other small operations in the Driftless area have eroded stream banks and hillsides.
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tannin Dragon Fly Offline On Wisconsin! Posts: 1199	Re: Failure Wisconsin Reply #3 - Apr 7^th, 2018 at 7:33pm Very sad. And all so a few people could get more money.
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NativeBrookie Damsel Fly Offline Posts: 340 Northern WI Gender:	Re: Failure Wisconsin Reply #4 - Apr 7^th, 2018 at 10:42pm Colour me shocked. Not.
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Reply #5 - Apr 10^th, 2018 at 9:10pm

miked wrote on Apr 7^th, 2018 at 7:28pm:

The dairy industry is literally a "sacred cow" in Wisconsin. How/why do they continue to flaunt the law. It is laughable when they say they care about the environment. CAFO's are nothing but giant s**t factories. Even the organic farms and other small operations in the Driftless area have eroded stream banks and hillsides.

The worst part is...we don't need it. Milk prices are depressed...and will continue to be so, until the rocket surgeons that over-supply figure out the way to make money is not to supply more...

My wife grew up on a dairy farm just east of Green Bay, in area particularly polluted by one particular CAFO these days. He's a miserable human being, both because of his utter disregard for the environment and the way he abuses his hired help.

It's a shame to see the Kewaunee River watershed abused that way...My FIL wasn't that way, neither were most dairy farmers...

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