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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
From the Pipeline: Q&A with AMPI’s President and CEO, Sheryl Meshke
Recently on a Farm Journal Milk Business webinar, three dairy thought leaders talked about the biggest challenges facing producers and what their takes are on risk management strategies.
What is motivating the increased levels of components on U.S. dairies? Jim Salfer, dairy extension educator at the University of Minnesota, says the answer at the farm level is multifaceted.
Agility — it can be the difference between those who make it in the dairy industry and those who don’t. Learning to pivot to the next stepping stone to success is what leading dairies, like Van Ess Dairy doing well.
When it comes to whether the glass is half full or half empty, Barb O’Brien, the president and chief executive officer of Dairy Management, Inc. says the opportunity for dairy is overflowingly abundant.
The Milk Business Conference 2023 room block expires Monday, Nov. 6. Book your room today and make plans to travel to Vegas to learn more about the challenges and opportunities that dairy producers are faced with.
One word to describe the dairy economy is volatile. One reason that producers have managed through the up and down prices is that they have learned to balance the profit equation by utilizing risk management practices.
While considerably lower than the previous month’s payouts, a Dairy Margin Coverage payment was triggered once again. At just $1.06 per cwt., the September DMC margin triggers an indemnity payment at the $9.50 level.
It’s easy for kids to think that money grows on trees. However, kids who grow up on a farm have a front-row view of understanding the true financial cost it takes to run a family business.
Earlier this month, AgriTalk host, Chip Flory visited with two dairy farmers at World Dairy Expo to talk about the challenges that face dairy, as well as what opportunities lie ahead in the years ahead.
Three business-minded dairy leaders will gather together during a Farm Journal Milk Business Quarterly webinar to share advice on how to future-proof your dairy business.
This past January, Val Lavigne became one of Dairy Management Inc.'s (DMI) newest board members. Leading up to this point, Lavigne has always been intrigued with checkoff and involved in her local efforts.
While the September Milk Production report showed a decline of 0.2% from last year, it also showed a drop in cow numbers, The big winner was South Dakota which produced 21 million more lbs., with 12,000 additional cows.
Global leaders discussed how their organizations are employing new approaches to meeting today’s challenges while also charting a path toward a prosperous future at the World Dairy Summit in Chicago last week.
Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, joined the stage at the 2023 International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit in Chicago. Vilsack said that climate-smart agriculture creates an enormous opportunity for dairy.