Dollars & Sense Consumers Reawaken

Dairy Today’s Dollars and Sense contributors respond to consumer concerns about milk production.

By Catherine Merlo

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November 19, 2020 08:19 PM

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

Telling Our Side

Brian Medeiros and his parents own and operate a 2,300-cow herd in the San Joaquin Valley.

Keep Consumers in Mind

Brad and Mark Crandall milk 260 cows on their fifth-generation farm.

No More Lies

Ron Gibson milks 1,400 cows at his Green Acres family dairy near Ogden, Utah.

Speak Up For Dairy

Myers Dairy, in the Appalachian foothills, is home to 830 Holsteins and 700 replacements.

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