Mid-west Farm Report - Madison

Good Friday may have acted as a distraction from policy attention at the governor's mansion. Wisconsin Senator Pat Testin, chair of the Senate Agriculture and Revenue Committee, says that Good Friday was a bad day for livestock operations in the state.  Governor Tony Evers decided to veto legislation that would have put a freeze on proposed fee increases proposed by the WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.  These annual fee increases range from 205% to nearly 1,700%!  The livestock, marketing and trucking industry had collaborated with DATCP to find some common ground, but it wasn't enough for the governor. On a positive note, it looks like there will be some state funding made available for farmers, land owners, and municipalities dealing with the fallout of PFAS contamination.  Testin says many of the impacted parties may have been unaware of the PFAS risk when practices were put into place.  This money would be targeted at clean up of impacted areas.  A