Wisconsin has lost over 70% of its dairy farms since 2000, hitting a record low of 5,222 herds in August 2024. Low milk prices, rising costs, farmer retirements, and labor shortages contribute to the ...
MILWAUKEE — New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the number of dairy farms is continuing to shrink even as the number dairy cows grows. The data released Friday comes from the 2012 ...
Provides an overview of the daily operations on a small dairy farm owned by Mr. Johnson. It contrasts large factory-like dairy farms with smaller, family-run farms where owners and their children ...
Today we met Tom and Ashley Zwald from Bomaz Farms which is a family dairy farm in Hammond that milks 1400 Holsteins and focuses on production through cow comfort. June Dairy Month is a special time ...