Jessica Vanegeren of the Capital Times has a thorough story online about the dairy industry in Wisconsin and beyond, entitled, Does Dean Foods Have Unfair Advantage?
Hers is thorough description of the Wisconsin dairy scene, emphasizing the influence of Dean Foods. I would only add that our outgoing governor has shown himself susceptible of pressure from big dairy cooperatives and special interests opposed to raw milk sales.
These sales to consumers would prove profitable and thus sustaining to smaller farms.
(The photo accompanying the story is clever: a giant container of Dean’s milk looks set to crush a small farmhouse. I don’t know if the house depicted looks anything like the Sassy Cow Creamery’s house, that small dairy being part of Vanegeren’s story.)