On December 1 concerned Wisconsin residents peacefully gathered in support of family farmers and in protest against factory farms at the Dairy Business Association’s (DBA) conference in downtown Madison.  Most demonstrators hailed from Vernon County and Crawford County, with additional participants from the Madison Area.  The DBA’s stated mission is to promote the growth and success of all dairy farms in the state by fostering a positive business and political environment.  Demonstrators argued that the organization actually works for the aggressive expansion of factory farming in Wisconsin, to the detriment of small and medium-scale family farmers, rural communities and environmental health.  Read more...