Pharmaceuticals - New Dairy Avenue And WI Man Turns Montana Rancher

MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON

A Wisconsin farmer had always envied producers in the West - so he moved. Steve Rooney is a Wisconsin native who just relocated his ranch from Colorado to Montana. Bob Bosold visits with him on the challenges and rewards he sees.
Ron Brooks from Waupaca, WI, is a Leopold Conservation Award winner who believes seeing is learning. He takes young farmers up in his plane so they can see the actual results of no-till and conservation tilage processes. Charitee Seebecker talks with Brooks about what he believes the message must be on conservation to attract young farmers.
Pharmaceuticals may be the next avenue of opportunity for cheesemakers in Wisconsin. Scott Meister of Meister Cheese in Muscoda is on the cutting edge of the possibilities. He talks with Aubrey Schlimgen about how they've started an entirely separate business using whey, a byproduct, as an ingredient source for pharmaceutical coatings.

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