From E. Mike Rufener
Monticello
To the editor:
Call Wisconsin Farmers Union at 608-234-3741.
The public hearing on Saturday about Pinnacle Dairy was a farce, as the lady in charge speaks with forked tongue. She promised that I could finish my talk, but then closed the meeting without the rest of my talk. It seems the people have no voice, as the Monroe Times never had one word about what went on with the 300+ people at the meeting. The dairy had a spill up north and they didn't report. The way it came out, a reporter found out, but the dairy never got a fine. If it would have been a small farmer, they would have tried to take his farm. The DNR is not doing its job, so we should get in touch with the EPA. Call Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator. If this goes through, then 80 small dairies will go out of business, as we have a world surplus of milk and they pay more to the big one and the processor would rather deal with one big farm instead of 80 small farmers. Property values would fall and a large corporation would buy the farms for a song, so that's why we should not deal with large corporations; they are not your friends. If we get 10 inches of rain, there is no way to avoid a spill. They also said they would use local businesses, but then put up their own cement plant. They don't follow the law and zoning. It is time to take back our rights and make them follow the law.
1. We have to get bus-loads of people to go to Madison and talk with the governor, make these demands and give the rights back to the people, county and, finally, townships.
2. They should bond one million for every 1,000 cows, equaling 18 million, for protection.
3. Stop all building until a fair assessment is made. The farmers' union is getting buses. The governor can make these changes under executive order.
P.S. They should have to have treatment, as they have the waste of 1,000 people.
Monticello
To the editor:
Call Wisconsin Farmers Union at 608-234-3741.
The public hearing on Saturday about Pinnacle Dairy was a farce, as the lady in charge speaks with forked tongue. She promised that I could finish my talk, but then closed the meeting without the rest of my talk. It seems the people have no voice, as the Monroe Times never had one word about what went on with the 300+ people at the meeting. The dairy had a spill up north and they didn't report. The way it came out, a reporter found out, but the dairy never got a fine. If it would have been a small farmer, they would have tried to take his farm. The DNR is not doing its job, so we should get in touch with the EPA. Call Ron Johnson, U.S. Senator. If this goes through, then 80 small dairies will go out of business, as we have a world surplus of milk and they pay more to the big one and the processor would rather deal with one big farm instead of 80 small farmers. Property values would fall and a large corporation would buy the farms for a song, so that's why we should not deal with large corporations; they are not your friends. If we get 10 inches of rain, there is no way to avoid a spill. They also said they would use local businesses, but then put up their own cement plant. They don't follow the law and zoning. It is time to take back our rights and make them follow the law.
1. We have to get bus-loads of people to go to Madison and talk with the governor, make these demands and give the rights back to the people, county and, finally, townships.
2. They should bond one million for every 1,000 cows, equaling 18 million, for protection.
3. Stop all building until a fair assessment is made. The farmers' union is getting buses. The governor can make these changes under executive order.
P.S. They should have to have treatment, as they have the waste of 1,000 people.
