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Dairy industry must consider oversupply

Lynn Grooms
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2018

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Tom Crosby is a fourth-generation farmer. He and his wife, Sunshine, have three children. From left are Alycia, Josie and Isaac.

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Tom Crosby of Shell Lake, Wisconsin, is one of 14 dairy farmers serving on the Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0.

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Tom Crosby and his brother, Garry Crosby Jr. – lower right – meet with Dale Spaulding, a crop-insurance adjuster with Rural Community Insurance Agency Inc.

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Tom Crosby, left, and his brother, Garry Jr., milk 100 cows, raise about 150 head of replacement heifers and finish about 250 head of steers, with the help of Tom's nephew, Tyler Crosby – right. The Crosby family also farms 1,300 acres.

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Lynn Grooms

The Wisconsin Dairy Task Force 2.0 was formed in June to study the state’s dairy industry and make recommendations to address short-term and long-term challenges. The task force is comprised of more than 30 farmers, milk processors and allied-industry representatives. Task-force members were recommended by various agricultural organizations and were selected by Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Sheila Harsdorf and University of Wisconsin-System President Ray Cross.

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Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin. Email lgrooms@madison.com to contact her.