Dairlyand redefined: The changing landscape of dairy farming in Wisconsin

PART 2: CONFRONTING CHANGE

Farmers adjust as dairy landscape shifts

About six years ago, dairymen Dennis Zweber and Chris Ditter gave up on their family farms.

Urban growth crowds out agriculture

Emerging mega-farms transform dairy tradition

Health care costs pose risk

Fewer dairy farmers in the pipeline

 

PART 1: CHANGING LANDSCAPE

Shifting ground: Dairy family confronts new challenges to old way of life

Fifty years ago, 20 traditional dairy farms dotted a more than two-mile stretch of land along Rexford Road in Shiocton.

Blood lines: For Voight family, dairy farming is a repeat performance

Dawn to dusk: Farm life proves all-consuming, personally rewarding

Cash cows: Dairy farm profits revolve around a happy and healthy herd

Best of show: Shows stoke pride, competition, social interaction

Money matters: Dairy farmers branching out beyond production of milk

Good grooming: Passing of the baton becomes increasingly rare, challenging

 

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