Why Did Dairy Take A Dive - Katie Burgess

MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON

Broadband expansion continues across the state of Wisconsin, but many feel it's happening at a snails pace. Stephanie Hoff gets the straight story from Garin Mayer, CEO of Vernon Communications Cooperative. He says in the past six years, they’ve gotten nearly $14 million in grants to bring high-speed internet to roughly 4,000 locations.

Wisconsin's Local Food Purchase Assistance program has announced 125 state farmers will get funding to pursue growing locally sourced food to battle hunger. One of those is Sullivan Farm in Manitowoc. Ryan Sullivan explains how they grow their local food.

With new testing requirements in place for any dairy animals that move over state lines, Wisconsin State Fair CEO/Executive Director, Shari Black, is on alert. Black tells Pam Jahnke that they're monitoring the situation and leaning on Wisconsin's DATCP for guidance on what to expect and how to handle it.

Katie Burgess, broker analyst with EverAg, joins Pam Jahnke to talk about the rapid downfall that dairy product prices and fluid milk saw in the markets Wednesday. She says prices are still good, but they did come off the peak. Burgess also talks about a shift in the "Top 10" list of dairy states, and how retailers have been helping move cheese and butter by featuring it.

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