Wisconsin dairy farmers, in debt and out of options, turn to GoFundMe
Dairy farmers turn to GoFundMe for bailout
Some farms have raised nearly $200,000 to pay off debt and remain afloat.
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There are now more than 2,500 U.S. dairy farms on the website, with some farmers urgently appealing for help after their finances were ruined by three years of low milk prices.
“I have never asked for a handout, but I can’t keep borrowing money to pay for things,” one Wisconsin farmer wrote. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for even considering helping us continue our journey.”
Springbrook was hit by a confluence of events, including a multi-year drought that wiped out its grazing pasture and added $200,000 in hay costs.
Struck with Lyme disease that was undiagnosed for years, Theresa Depies' husband, Jeff Depies, was barely able to work.
“When you’re a farmer, your self-worth is based on how much you can get done in a day. When you can’t do anything for months, and that turns into years, it’s ugly,” Theresa Depies said.
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