Wisconsin is America’s and the World’s Dairyland

Dairy farmers are the anchors for rural communities, across Wisconsin. When a developer looks to build a shopping center, one of their first goals, is to secure an anchor store, such as a grocery store or similar large retailer. The model being that this store will bring in customers and the volume of traffic will, in turn, benefit the other stores in the complex. A similar thing happens in urb...

The House of Representatives passed the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, April 30, moving the nation and rural communities one step closer, to a new farm bill. The bill was passed by a vote of 224-200. During the vote, 14 Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the bill, with three Republicans voting against it. Unlike the vote that took place, March 5, which was limited to memb...