Environment
Massive Wisconsin solar proposal splits farmers and clean energy fans
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One of the largest solar projects on cropland in the U.S. is pitting renewable energy boosters against each other — and farmers against farmers.
Immigration
How undocumented immigrants became the backbone of dairies — and how to keep the milk flowing in America’s Dairyland
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Farmers, experts say reliance on immigrant workers, many of them in the U.S. illegally, will continue unless dairies — and Congress — make significant changes.
State of Change: Water, Food And The Future Of Wisconsin
Under Trump, Wisconsin dairies struggle to keep immigrant workers
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Dairy farmers raise wages to attract and keep Mexican and Central American employees. Workers cite hostility and heightened enforcement.