Western Wisconsin residents try to turn back a massive factory farm’s DNR permit

By: Henry Redman

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 768

Last Updated: 6 days, 10 hours ago

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Dozens of western Wisconsin residents packed into rooms at the Eau Claire State Office Building this week for the start of a contested case hearing against the state Department of Natural Resource’s decision to grant a permit allowing Ridge Breeze Dairy to expand its operations to include 6,500 cows.

The Pierce County dairy currently houses 1,700 cows. The expansion would make it the largest factory farm in the seven county region of Barron, …

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