Farmer Defies Warrant, Keeps Raw Milk Business Open

A Sauk County dairy farmer who was handed a warrant Wednesday for operating a farm without a dairy license and selling raw milk products said he is ignoring the authorities and is open for business.

"This is how I make a living," Vernon Hershberger, a Loganville dairy farmer, said Thursday morning. "We are going to go right ahead and do business."

Hershberger said roughly 100 families, including some Madison customers, purchase raw milk, yogurt, cheese, butter and ice cream from a store on his farm that is open for business Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

It is only open to "members" who pay annual fees to purchase his dairy goods. The store is not open to the public.

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