Dairyland in Distress
Kristyn Nigon moves a young calf to its hutch.
Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
For years, Loyal, a city in the heart of Wisconsin’s dairy country, has been struggling with an ailing farm economy. Then COVID-19 hit the state. A collaboration between Milwaukee PBS and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
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