Surplus has forced dairy farmers to dump hundreds of thousands of gallons of milk

Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee is saving thousands of gallons of milk from being dumped.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinIt is partnering with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and the Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection to recover and distribute Wisconsin milk statewide.Earlier this month, dairy farmers across Wisconsin were told to dump their milk as demand plummeted because of the coronavirus pandemic.A large chunk of the dairy industry's demand comes from schools and the food service industry which have mostly shutdown during the pandemic.Hunger Task Force is committing $1 million to buy it back from dairy farmers and supply it to those in need.Hunger Task Force will distribute milk to free and local partner food banks and food pantries through the Hunger Relief Federation of Wisconsin, a statewide association that supports food distribution in local communities."The Wisconsin Dairy Recovery Partnership is the current best solution to feed the hungry while supporting Wisconsin dairy farmers and producers in these difficult and uncertain times," Hunger Task Force Executive Director Sherrie Tussler said.Kemps Dairy will bottle the milk."We thought it was a win, win, win for everybody. It's the win for the farmers when they finally get paid for their milk. It's a win for the producer who's bottling the milk and putting people to work, as well as the people who are driving around, and it's a win for hungry people," Tussler said. The money you donate during the WISN 12 Hunger Task Force online food drive will help purchase the milk to be put in family food boxes that will go out to people in need across our community.

Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee is saving thousands of gallons of milk from being dumped.

Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in Wisconsin


It is partnering with Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and the Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection to recover and distribute Wisconsin milk statewide.

Earlier this month, dairy farmers across Wisconsin were told to dump their milk as demand plummeted because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A large chunk of the dairy industry's demand comes from schools and the food service industry which have mostly shutdown during the pandemic.

Hunger Task Force is committing $1 million to buy it back from dairy farmers and supply it to those in need.

Hunger Task Force will distribute milk to free and local partner food banks and food pantries through the Hunger Relief Federation of Wisconsin, a statewide association that supports food distribution in local communities.

"The Wisconsin Dairy Recovery Partnership is the current best solution to feed the hungry while supporting Wisconsin dairy farmers and producers in these difficult and uncertain times," Hunger Task Force Executive Director Sherrie Tussler said.

Kemps Dairy will bottle the milk.

"We thought it was a win, win, win for everybody. It's the win for the farmers when they finally get paid for their milk. It's a win for the producer who's bottling the milk and putting people to work, as well as the people who are driving around, and it's a win for hungry people," Tussler said.

The money you donate during the WISN 12 Hunger Task Force online food drive will help purchase the milk to be put in family food boxes that will go out to people in need across our community.