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FOLLOW THE MONEY—A COMMUNITY GUIDE TO FACTORY FARM FINANCE

SECRET DEALS FUEL FACTORY FARM FINANCE


Consolidation of Wisconsin’s livestock industry is in full swing. Lawyers and financiers cobble together behind-the-scenes deals with factory farms and local officials.  These schemes often intentionally block community input while leveraging public financing worth $10 million, $20 million, $50 million and more. 


Download Follow the Money to get all the info to stop these deals.

Factory Farm Industry Bad Debt Tops $231 Million

Did you know that Wisconsin’s factory farm industry currently has bad debt totaling $231.4 million? USDA shutdown their loan guarantee program due to delinquencies in Brown County of over $100 million! WI RNG in Oconto County has defaulted twice on their debt of more than $41 million.    

Follow the Money — A Community Guide to Factory Farm Finance

This one-of-a-kind guide from Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network will help your community recognize The Players when they show up looking to make deals worth tens of millions of dollars for these huge expansions. You’ll learn The Rules so you can play The Game and intervene in these opaque deals designed to extract local resources and enrich investors. Three case studies provide real world accounts from the front lines. Download full report or click links below for specific sections. 


    Executive Summary 

    Introduction 

    The Players

    The Rules

    The Game

         Ridge Breeze Case Study

         Coleman Ponderosa Case Study

         WI RNG Hub North Case Study 


Press Release - Secret Deals Fuel Factory Farm Finance

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