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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
IP 28 threatens to dismantle Oregon’s agricultural heritage by criminalizing routine farming and hunting practices, potentially banning in-state meat and dairy production.
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Phil Plourd describes why the industry feels simultaneously constrained and full of opportunity.
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A historic NY farm pleads for help after 17 genotyped heifers were stolen, a theft mirroring a rising national trend of cattle rustling driven by record-high livestock values.
With profit expectations dropping to 46%, the 2026 Farm Journal State of the Dairy Industry Report reveals a gray skyline of rising costs, credit hurdles and a resilient paradox of strategic expansion.
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Discover how Dr. Jody Kull takes dairy protocols in stagnant binders and creates fluid risk-management tools that improve calf care, transition health, and team communication.
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From Wisconsin to New York, dairy leaders are trading clipboards for cloud-based logic, building a digital nervous system to master margins and protect a 250-year legacy.