Fed up with a distressing downturn in milk prices that has decimated Wisconsin dairy farms, Kendra Thewis is urging farmers to fight back to preserve their livelihood and a treasured way of life before it’s too late.
Farmers, she says, ought to be “causing an uproar” instead of feeling sorry for themselves and quietly accepting whatever milk price they can get.
“We put our blood, sweat and tears into our product, only to be given a price that isn’t enough to pay ourselves or even feed the cows at times,” she said. “We need to be heard now because time is running out.”
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