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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: Testin Calls Proposed DATCP Fee Hikes "Bonehead Move"
Description: Wisconsin Senator Pat Testin, is sounding off on huge fee hikes being proposed by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection for licenses granted to operate the states livestock marketing yards and support industries like livestock hauling. "Bonehead" is the phrase Testin uses to describe the fee increases - some increasing by as much as 1666%. In a conversation with Pam Jahnke, Testin explains the frustration he feels over DATCP Proposed Changes to ATCP10 and ATCP 12. These proposed fee increases range from 205% to nearly 1,700%! He says he feels powerless after a Supreme Court ruling that basically al...