An Iowa Supreme Court decision to uphold a $700,000 judgment against a power company leads many people to fear that a rash of lawsuits over farm stray voltage problems will be unleashed. Stray voltage ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Dairy farmers who claim their cows were harmed by stray voltage from a power company won two lawsuits Thursday in the state Supreme Court. Both cases dealt with whether the ...

WAVERLY, Minn. — Little has changed on Harlan Poppler’s Waverly dairy farm since a jury awarded him $750,000 in damages caused by stray voltage. The verdict came March 19. The court also found that ...

The following article was written by Arica Olson, a UW-Stout freshman from Wausau, for a writing class. Her professor asked that it be printed in the Dunn County News. -- J.K. All right, who here ...

What do we know about stray voltage on our dairy operations? What can we do if we believe we have a stray voltage problem? Let’s start with the basics by defining stray voltage. According to Douglas ...

Some farmers say exposure to stray voltage can cause a variety of maladies in cows - nervousness, reduced milk production, mastitis, foot and leg problems and small or weak calves. Research conducted ...

A Galesville farmer has won his five-year legal battle against Xcel Energy over stray voltage that he says harmed his cattle and could result in a record $13.5 million award. A jury this week found ...

Improvements to wiring and electrical distribution systems made by farmers and utilities have dramatically reduced stray voltage on Wisconsin farms during the last 15 years, said Mark Cook, manager of ...