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Wisconsin’s No. 1 mink farming industry now seen as a COVID-19 risk

By Kate Golden for Wisconsin Watch | February 1, 2021

State officials knew little about the secretive industry until the pandemic struck; now they are scrambling to keep mink farmers and their animals safe

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