Activity tracking systems have been available for decades, but – as at this Wisconsin dairy -- interest in them has grown as the technology becomes more accurate and easier to use.
Dwight Raber, of Raber Dairy Farms in northeast Ohio’s Stark County says he can no longer make a living by milking cows. State statistics show the number of dairy farms in Ohio dropped to fewer than 2,000.
A new federal program to help hard-pressed dairy farmers is expected to be ready for enrollment in June 2019, as farmers undergo their fifth year of low milk prices that have driven thousands out of business.
Environmental groups are doubling down on demands for a ‘megadairy’ moratorium in Oregon as a new owner takes over a troubled operation in northeastern Oregon.
The Minnesota Legislature has approved expanding a zero-interest disaster loan program for farmers, just in time for producers with buildings damaged by heavy snow this winter.
Greek yogurt maker Chobani says a newly installed reverse-osmosis filtration system at its south-central Idaho plant will reduce the company’s consumption of water by 20 percent.
McDonald’s will soon banish cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants.
A new federal program to help hard-pressed dairy farmers is expected to be ready for enrollment in June 2019, as farmers undergo their fifth year of low milk prices that have driven thousands out of business.
