For years, many small dairies facing extinction found saving grace in organic milk. But now that industry is also facing headwinds, and many worried observers fear a downturn in family farms will ...
It would seem to be a good time to be an organic dairy farmer. Thanks to consumer demand for healthy, environmentally friendly, and ethically produced products, US sales of organic food climbed to $60 ...
(Beyond Pesticides, August 11, 2025) With the reintroduction of legislation in July to support organic dairy production, Beyond Pesticides is calling on the public to support small organic farms that ...
(BPT) – Picture this: You’re walking down the dairy aisle at your local grocery store and see an assortment of milk, cheese and other delicious dairy products. You ask yourself: How do I choose? Well, ...
Organic dairy farmers are taking their concerns over federal milk pricing to court, seeking exemption from the Federal Milk Marketing Order system and compensation for payments they say were wrongly ...
Ben Wagner may be a dairy farmer, but that job description is woefully incomplete. He’s also an accountant, squaring the numbers for his central Minnesota farm by hand; a herder, rotating 75 cows ...
“Last chance — one night only” may sound like a theater marquee, but for organic dairy farms at Point Reyes and across coastal California, it is a fair warning. Decisions made now will determine ...
YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) — A nationwide shortage of organic dairy products has led to empty shelves and higher prices at grocery stores, as farmers grapple with rising costs to keep their ...
This dairy operation in Firth, Neb., started out as an FFA project, but today the farm milks about 2,000 cows and offers a ...