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Karen Bohnert

Dairy Editorial Director

Karen Bohnert is the Dairy Editorial Director at Farm Journal, overseeing Dairy Herd Management and Milk Business Quarterly since 2021. A lifelong advocate for dairy, Karen draws from both professional expertise and personal experience—she and her husband operate Bohnert Jerseys, a 750-cow dairy in East Moline, Illinois.

Raised on a dairy farm in Oregon, her editorial career spans freelance journalism and roles at organizations like Swiss Valley Farms and the American Jersey Cattle Association. She was named a Distinguished Alumni Leader by the Holstein Foundation.

Latest Stories
Billion-dollar processor investments, 200-metric sustainability audits and farmer diversification strategies converge in New York state’s dairy boom.
As beef-on-dairy income drives record herd expansion, former trade ambassador warns federal intervention in commodity markets “never works” and risks disrupting dairy’s global dominance.
The December closure highlights paradox of growing milk production but shrinking processing capacity as industry consolidates toward fewer, larger plants.
As dairy farmers perfect beef integration that supplies 20% of U.S. beef, tariff removal threatens to depress cull cow and crossbred calf prices.
U.S. dairy herd expands by 199,000 head year-over-year as Kansas posts 15.4% surge. Industry bets on demand keeping pace with production.
Unprecedented processing investment across 19 states signals confidence in export growth and domestic demand for high-protein dairy foods.
The deadline is Oct. 2 to recognize dairy operations pushing boundaries through technology, sustainability and community leadership.
Through authentic storytelling, Greyden and Hudson Maddox use social media to bridge the gap between their 5th-generation California dairy and thousands of followers, proving that family and faith remain the heartbeat of modern farming.
The semi arrived in October 2005 to take our 100 dairy cows. With them went decades of 5 a.m. alarms, my father’s identity and a way of life that defined our family.
As farm numbers shrink, a massive wave of investment signals unprecedented confidence in dairy’s next chapter.
As school starts earlier and state fairs hold their late-summer slots, farm kids across America face an impossible choice: Show livestock and honor family legacy or show up for practice and keep their spot on the team.
Historic investment will add 180 million pounds of annual capacity as farmer-owned co-op positions for domestic and global growth.
From a land deed signed by Abraham Lincoln to real-time biometric cow sensors, see how one Wisconsin family blends a 160-year legacy with cutting-edge tech to redefine modern dairy.
USDEC President Krysta Harden explains why sub-Saharan Africa represents dairy’s long-term growth opportunity — and how empowering women farmers is central to the strategy.
At Riverview’s five-state dairy operation, ‘Be Kind’ isn’t just painted on the walls — it’s a safety protocol, a business strategy and the reason 26 interns came for the cows but stayed for the people.