Despite concerns from many lawmakers, the Assembly has approved a bill allowing dairy farmers to sell raw milk. The bill allows the sale of unpasteurized milk on dairy farms with a permit from the state Ag Department.
State Representative Marlin Schneider (D-Wisconsin Rapids) is among many lawmakers worried that raw milk sales could lead to a disease outbreak that would damage Wisconsin’s reputation as the dairy state. Schneider says it would jeopardize the entire industry if something were to happen. [Read more...]
