Tag: dairy
Contemplating control and life lessons
Dairy Excel columnist Bonnie Ayars reminds us February is the perfect opportunity to spend some quality time reading and planning.
Owner of shuttered organic dairy ran $60M fraud
READING, Pa. (AP) — The owner of Trickling Springs Creamery that abruptly closed its doors last fall is accused of milking investors to the tune of nearly $60 million.
Life after dairy
For many dairy farmers, moving on is tough. It was no different for Jim and Donna Beardsley, but they managed to keep the farm going after selling the herd.
What is and what should never be
Reporter Rachel Wagoner reflects on what she learned from the Dairy Dilemma series and how she thinks we can fix the dairy industry.
Mixing it up: dairies diversify for success
Diversification is key for some dairy farms. That's the case for Pleasant Lane Farms in Latrobe, Pa., and Baker's Golden Dairy, in New Waterford, Ohio.
Go big or go out: the reality of milking 1,200 cows
Just because your dairy farm is bigger, doesn't mean survival is easier. But it's doable. At least it has been for Andreas Farms Inc, in Sugarcreek, Ohio.
Dairy industry takes care of itself in Ohio
How do you help your industry when you don’t have millions of state dollars at your disposal? You get creative. That's what groups in Ohio are doing.
Measuring efficiency on your dairy
The Dairy Excel 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness bulletin measures efficiency based on investment per cow. Learn what it means to your business.
Pennsylvania invests big in dairy
Pennsylvania is tackling the dairy issue by studying it and investing in it like never before.
In West Virginia, ‘anything is a go, until it isn’t’ in...
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture just took over dairy regulation in the state with less than 50 dairy farms. What's it going to do next?
