date:Apr 30, 2014
Americas Dairyland might seem an unlikely place for growing some of the countrys favorite seafood.
Wisconsins first indoor shrimp farm is located in the heart of the Kickapoo Valley, where the organic food industry is booming. The family-owned Dairyland Shrimp raises Pacific White shrimp year-round in a large red building near downtown Westby. The heaters, fans and water pumps hum loudly and keep the room, which houses four saltwater tanks, at a balmy 93 degrees.
Forbes Adams is a former excav