Comprehensive fire prevention strategies across all dairy operations are essential. Take the devastating explosion and fire at a dairy farm in Texas earlier in 2023, during which 18,000 dairy cattle were lost, a farm worker was seriously injured, and many farm buildings and equipment were destroyed, causing the largest barn fire in the state’s history. Prevention is possible with better safeguards — a critical necessity for states like Wisconsin, where close to one-quarter of all dairy farms are located.
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Leif Erickson, the Wisconsin Farm & Agribusiness leader for Hub International, works directly with agribusinesses and farms to help structure insurance solutions and risk-management programs to protect their operations and mitigate their exposure to potential risks.





