Pulitzer Center

The Dairyland in Distress series is produced with the support of the Pulitzer Center. The center, a nonprofit organization that supports in-depth journalism projects, played no role in the reporting, editing or presentation of the project.

Alfredo Gutiérrez tears up when talking about his younger brother, Ricardo, on his family’s farm in Polotitlán, Mexico. Ricardo moved to Wisconsin after his artisan cheese plant failed.