Follow the links below to read the extended versions of Dollars and Sense from Dairy Today. Come hear our columnists speak at the 2011 Elite Producer Business Conference.
Dry Heat Helps, Dust Doesn’t
Donald Van Hofwegen
Stanfield, Ariz.
Donald and Ingrid Van Hofwegen milk 2,700 Holsteins in central Arizona.
A Serious Responsibility
Carlson Dairy, LLP
(Curtney & Louise Carlson, Chad & Kindra Carlson, Carl & Kellie Carlson)
Willmar, Minn.
The Carlsons milk 950 cows on a 120-year-old family farm.
30 Years of Change
Glenn Gorrell
East Smithfield, Pa.
Gorrell Dairy LLC is home to 670 cows and 610 heifers.
Easy Being Green
Jeremy Visser
Sumas, Wash.
Visser milks 3,200 Jerseys and Holsteins near the Canadian border.
