Dollars and Sense: Risk Management Approaches

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Follow the links below to read the extended versions of Dollars and Sense from Dairy Today.


Still Not Ready

Donald Van Hofwegen


Stanfield, Ariz.
Donald and Ingrid Van Hofwegen milk 2,700 Holsteins in central Arizona.


Consistency Is Key

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.


Protecting Our Margins

Glenn Gorrell

East Smithfield, Pa.
Gorrell Dairy LLC is home to 670 cows and 610 heifers.



Mitigating Mulitple Risks

Jeremy Visser

Sumas, Wash.
Visser milks 3,200 Jerseys and Holsteins near the Canadian border.

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