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Cranberry growers struggle for income amid oversupply
At the Dane County Farmers’ Market in November, cranberry grower Nodji VanWychen proudly lifted a bag of fresh berries and declared, “This is going to help keep our head above water.” VanWychen is a...
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Cranberry industry, growers get creative to drive up demand
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Cranberry growers frustrated after feds reject production cuts
Despite a huge oversupply of cranberries, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has rejected a recommendation to curb cranberry production, disappointing cranberry growers in Wisconsin. “(The USDA) united...
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Big farms, frac sand mines could feel force of judge’s groundwater ruling
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View ArticleA happy Thanksgiving for Cranberry Caucus, as USDA makes big berry buy
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Ashley Furniture, fined for workplace safety violations, gets state tax credits
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Board overseeing Wisconsin’s for-profit schools fights for its life
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Most northern counties left behind by Gov. Scott Walker’s jobs agency
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Cranberry growers struggle for income amid oversupply
At the Dane County Farmers’ Market in November, cranberry grower Nodji VanWychen proudly lifted a bag of fresh berries and declared, “This is going to help keep our head above water.” VanWychen is a...
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Cranberry industry, growers get creative to drive up demand
Ads in 60 restaurants across the Midwest and billboards in western Wisconsin show the VanWychen family of Wetherby Cranberry Co. sporting hip boots with iconic Ronald McDonald in their cranberry marsh...
View ArticleOcean Spray bogged down with legal challenges
Cranberry growers charge in a federal lawsuit that Ocean Spray, the industry’s most dominant player, is costing them hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue by wielding undue influence over the...
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Cranberry growers frustrated after feds reject production cuts
Despite a huge oversupply of cranberries, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has rejected a recommendation to curb cranberry production, disappointing cranberry growers in Wisconsin. “(The USDA) united...
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Big farms, frac sand mines could feel force of judge’s groundwater ruling
About this report This is the first report produced in The Confluence, a collaborative project involving the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and students and faculty of the University of...
View ArticleA happy Thanksgiving for Cranberry Caucus, as USDA makes big berry buy
As Americans break out the cranberries for Thanksgiving dinners, the federal government is taking steps to put more of the tart fruit in food pantries and school lunches. Previous Coverage Cranberry...
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Ashley Furniture, fined for workplace safety violations, gets state tax credits
A Wisconsin-based furniture company facing nearly $1.8 million in federal fines for workplace safety violations stands to receive up to $6.7 million in tax credits from the state’s top job creation...
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Board overseeing Wisconsin’s for-profit schools fights for its life
David Dies fears that if Gov. Scott Walker succeeds in eliminating the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board, the for-profit schools it oversees will ramp up practices that could harm students. “If you...
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Most northern counties left behind by Gov. Scott Walker’s jobs agency
Dale Kupczyk, executive director of the Ashland Area Development Corporation, has a system for dealing with applications from Gov. Scott Walker’s job-creation agency, the Wisconsin Economic Development...
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