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One year ago, a tornado completely devasted Wellacrest Farms, New Jersey’s largest dairy farm. Community support outpoured from a group of Amish to a GoFundMe account that helped with the rebuild.

In the middle of an uncertain economy, dairy producers might be forgiven for saying “Haven’t we seen this movie before?”

Head to Georgia and you’ll find a farmer with a New York accent and no dairy in his DNA. Nevertheless, Pete Gelber is a dairy farmer who offers a unique, firsthand perspective on succession planning.

The Generic vs. Brand Name Debate: How Does It Apply to Feed Additive Use?

“Similar to Staph aureus and mycoplasma, Prototheca [mastitis] is hard to detect, has no known cure, and is contagious by intermittently shedding from cow to cow.”

Through this economic swing between bull and bear markets, risk management becomes paramount to negate volatility.

Conflict. Everyone wants to avoid it, but experts say that’s never a good move.