For some farmers, the answer to staying open has been organic, where a higher price on milk stabilizes a small farm. An operation certified as organic follows federal rules, specifying, among other ...
BERLIN, Wis. (WBAY) - June is Dairy Month in Wisconsin, highlighting the important work dairy farmers across our state do for families all over the world. Kevin Krentz is one of those farmers, feeling ...
SIDNEY, Mont. (KUMV) - Across rural America, many family farms face the same question: who will take over the next generation? But in Sidney, Montana, one family is writing a different story, building ...
SCIO, Ore. — Travis and Allison Cardoza said when they crunched the numbers, tapping into a premium niche by going organic was the only way to make their dairy operation pencil out. The organic ...
Dairy farmers, especially the smallholders who keep cows on a hectare or two of farmland, must adapt climate-smart practices or hang up their milk jars. This is because the frequent and prolonged ...