10: How Hawaii’s Last Dairy is Trying to Overcome Challenges to Create Sustainability - Hesston Geddes admits the opportunity to live and work in Hawaii’s lush tropical backdrop enticed him to travel to Waipahu, to take on the manager role at Cloverleaf Dairy, the last commercial dairy in Hawaii.
9: Selling “Liquid Gold” Adds Black to Dairy Farms’ Bottom Lines - Demand for colostrum is exploding. A recent market estimated the global value of colostrum sold in 2023 was $1.49 billion. That figure is projected to see a compound annual growth rate of 6.5% for the next decade.
8: New Plant Capacity Collides with Shrinking Milk Supply - Southwest plant expansions will likely draw milk from distant regions.
7: What’s The New Break-Even Cost? Because $20 Milk is No Good - I used to believe that $20 milk is what it takes to rock and roll. To cover our expenses and to have some dollars left to make capital purchases. What is the new break-even cost?
6: A New Chapter for a Once Notorious Oregon ‘Mega-Dairy’ Site Draws Attention to CAFO Permits - A once infamous Oregon ‘mega-dairy’ site has embarked on a new journey, signaling a shift away from its controversial past.
5: Leap of Faith As Farmer Miraculously Escapes Burning Chopper - Burn in fire or die by electrocution? Stranded on the catwalk of a corn chopper engulfed in flames and wrapped in the deafening hum of 140,000 volts, J.P. Koop leaped into a crackling halo of current.
4: The Ultimate Gift: Dairy Farmer Becomes Lifesaving Hero by Donating Both His Liver and Kidney - Brian Forrest of Maple Ridge Dairy near Stratford, Wisconsin, embodies a spirit of selflessness and resilience, as he has been an organ donor, not just once, but twice.
3: How We Saved a 600-Cow Dairy Farm in 6 months - “If they could not turn things around, this family would be losing their dairy farm and their house too.”
2: New Beef-on-Dairy Feedlot Set to be One of the Largest in Country - The largest feedyard north of the Rio Grande is under construction allowing Blackshirt Feeders to combine data, technology and innovation in a closed loop aligning dairies and semen providers with the feedyard.
1: The Last Frontier: The Story of Alaska’s Only Dairy Farm - Learn how one dairy carved out their dream in the Alaskan wilderness.
