Wisconsin lawmakers have agreed to settle allegations that two factory farms violated their pollution permits for more than a quarter of a million dollars. The Joint Finance Committee on Wednesday approved a $17,500 settlement with North Side Genetics LLC in Fennimore and a $228,000 settlement with Stahl Brothers Dairy LLC. The state Justice Department accused North Side Genetics of failing to construct a feed storage runoff-control system by an Aug. 1, 2019, deadline. The department accused Stahl Brothers Dairy of multiple manure-spreading violations.
