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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
With so much uncertainty swirling on both the income and cost sides of the ledger, Phil Plourd with ever.ag says that’s a reason to be proactive about risk management, not complacent.
Great Lakes Cheese broke ground on a $500 million state-of-the-art manufacturing and packaging plant. Located in Franklinville, N.Y., the nearly 500,000-square-foot facility is expected to be completed in early 2024.
Once farmers get to the field, they will have plenty of tractor time to think about all the challenges that face them. Reach out to your dairy team leaders to to maximize your dairy’s profit while you’re in the field.
Rising early to feed his cows is part of Wisconsin dairy farmer, Chris Pollack’s morning routine. He paused long enough from his routine to go on live network television to talk about issues that impact his dairy.
It’s funny what memories or news stories pull at the memory strings. My father has been gone six years now. While I don’t miss rockchucks, I certainly do miss him.
The demand for raw milk has grown due to consumer interests. Despite testimony about the health risks of drinking raw milk, the general assembly approved the Georgia Raw Dairy Act.
Two tales of weather hit the midsection of the country. In North Dakota, another round of wintery weather came after the storm of the century plowed through. In Nebraska, a different weather story is worrying farmers.
A fifth-generation Florida dairy farmer says that from PMVAP to immigration reform, there are real missed opportunities for congress to truly understand how to help dairy farms, like hers.
Like it or not, feed prices have dramatically risen year-over-year, and leading experts advise producers to gain some control over their feed costs.
Texas milk production growth has steadily rose over the last two decades. The latest USDA March 2022 Milk Production report shows the Lone Star State pushed past Idaho, to now rank No. 3 for milk production.
The demand for dairy is evident and the current robust milk futures market has taken notice. Mike North talks about the dynamic dairy market that both the domestic and global demand for U.S. dairy has created.
House Bill 4002, which will phase out Oregon’s agricultural overtime pay exemption, has been officially signed by their governor. Oregon farmers will be required to pay workers time and a half after 55 hours in 2023.
Despite the U.S. winning its first challenge over dairy with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement agreement in January, Secretary of Agriculture said he is not satisfied with the market access into Canada for dairy products.
Not long ago, New York City’s mayor Eric Adams was attempting to ban chocolate milk from being served in NYC public schools. Now he is backing off this proposition and turning his attention elsewhere causing pushback.
The roads have been cleared and the sun is now peeking out in North Dakota after dairy farmers spent the bulk of their Easter weekend pushing snow when the storm of the century – Snowmageddon – plowed through.