DNR investigating Ridglan Farms for manure pit

A new headache for Ridglan Farms. The DNR is investigating whether the beagle breeding facility in Blue Mounds contaminated private wells with a manure filled trench the breeder built to try and deter animal rights activists from breaking into the facility last month. The DNR is working with Public Health Madison-Dane County. Initial sampling of wells on site didn’t turn up coliform bacteria, but they recommend nearby landowners get their wells tested. Ridglan was ticketed for installing the trench without a proper permit.