To the editor,

The last two weeks, I read concern for expansion of CAFO farm in Pierce County. Here in St. Croix County years ago we too fought to limit expansion of local dairy close to our rural property south of Baldwin. To no avail having presented 250 signatures to Hudson courthouse VIPs dealing with this concern. The people dealing with this in Hudson said the state of Wisconsin has final say. So we all left court with heavy hearts knowing we were defeated.

The DNR promised to help if our wells got contaminated. So far nitrate levels are acceptable but we're doing another check yearly on bacteria levels.

Why the expansion? As a young lad in the 70's I worked on small farms and the joy of drinking real milk from dairy tanks was awesome and wholesome too. Today? Well, with confined cows and boost hormones in their systems – no thanks. I will not touch modern milk and feel quite healthier too. Been around the world from Ireland to New Zealand, and yes those people demand fresh untainted milk and beef.

So why the expansion? A lot of money is behind this. Is this some conspiracy plot? To dumb down and fill people with bad food? I have watched people my age and under who suffer from bad nutrition and pay the price! It is sad to watch their bodies weaken due to mental and physical problems. Can we stop this travesty as we watch younger generations fall to this seemingly normal behavior? I hope so.

Zechariah 7:14 ...and they made the pleasant land desolate." 

Titus 1:15 “To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure...." 

Steve Gullixson

Baldwin