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"My pride and passion for everything dairy could easily fill a barn!"
- Karen Bohnert, Dairy Editorial Director, Farm Journal

Hi, I’m Karen and I am a dairy farm wife, dairy farm mom, a dairy cheerleader and the newly appointed Dairy Editorial Director for Farm Journal.

April 26, 2021 04:06 PM

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Karen Bohnert

On average, there is a journey of about 1,500 miles for food in the United States to travel from farm to plate. Today about 3.4 cents of the average U.S. food dollar go to transportation costs

Exports

Shipping Delays are Slowing Dairy Product Flow by Land and Sea

Backlogs in shipping capacity do not bode well for dairy products. Transporting a truckload of cheese from central California to eastern Wisconsin costs about $6,072 today – or about 14 cents per pound.

April 26, 2021 11:02 AM

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Maureen Hanson

Cheese price has been relatively flat for more than a year and can be compared to other years when the same was true. However, that does not mean the pattern will be repeated. There are many other factors that have an influence on milk prices.

Policy

Dairy Pride Act Reintroduced to Fight Back Against Non-Dairy Products

In an effort to stop the unfair practice of mislabeling non-dairy products as actual foods made from milk, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) are reintroducing the ‘DAIRY PRIDE’ Act.

April 26, 2021 09:08 AM

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Taylor Leach

Michael Formica - NPPC

April 24, 2021 11:13 AM

Anna Hastert - Iowa Cattlemen’s Association

April 23, 2021 02:59 PM

Kaitlynn Glover - Public Lands Council

April 23, 2021 02:40 PM

A three-alarm fire to Organic Valley Creamery in McMinnville, Ore., started around 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

Dairy Business News

Oregon Dairy Farmer Applauds Organic Valley for its Efforts on Handling Destructive Fire

On Tuesday afternoon, dairy farmer Jamie Bansen of Forest Glen Jerseys located in Dayton, Ore., received alarming news that the creamery her family ships milk to was on fire.

April 23, 2021 01:28 PM

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Karen Bohnert

Brendan Howard

April 23, 2021 11:04 AM

Maureen Hanson and Mindy Valcarcel

April 23, 2021 10:48 AM

Marty Smith

April 22, 2021 12:17 PM