Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Are Struggling. An Agricultural Economist Explains Why

Wisconsin leads the nation in farm bankruptcies. Gov. Tony Evers addressed the plight of dairy farmers in his State of the State address on Wednesday night. He's calling for a special session on Tuesday to take up a package of bills aimed to help farmers. The bills address challenges from exports to mental health support. To help shed light on why Wisconsin dairy farmers are struggling, we spoke with Andrew Novakovic, a professor emeritus of agricultural economics at Cornell University. Why are