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Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy is bustling, day in and day out. The family-owned dairy has expanded significantly since it was first established in 1946.

A cattle farmer in western North Carolina has been sentenced for dumping cow poop in a river.

From 1939 to 1959, the number of milk cows in the county went from 16,900 to 27,500. But the amount of milk produced in Greene County, Tenn. in 1959 was the same amount produced here in 2007 — when the number of milk cows had been slashed to about 5,000.

Farmers have tough decisions to make as milk prices decline.

Having an Agriculture Secretary with on-the-farm experience has farmers and ranchers eager to see what Sonny Perdue can get done at USDA.

Federal authorities are investigating a former Cabot cheese employee suspected of stealing machine parts from the Vermont-based company and using them in his side business selling maple syrup production equipment.

At the moment, price expectations for 2017 are in a good spot, according to Naomi Blohm, senior market advisor with Stewart-Peterson.

Uncertainty in Washington is sending the dollar on a week of shaky trade. However, the currency found footing Wednesday as the Federal Reserve released meeting notes, signaling a June rate hike is likely.

Yogurt maker’s sales growth the weakest in at least a decade.

The Gartman family milks more than 100 head of cows a day. It’s both their passion and their livelihood, and it’s always a family affair.