Experts discuss the merits of switching from small square bales to either wrapped round bales or bagged haylage and silage for a small dairy farm.
Manure management is a critical aspect of sustainable agriculture, particularly for smaller dairy farms where resources and space are limited. Methane, a greenhouse gas that is a leading cause of ...
Lifelong dairy farmers Frank and Brian Kimm are bucking a staggering trend toward fewer dairy farms in North Dakota and Minnesota. The downward spiral is typical for most of agriculture, but no area ...
On August 23, USDA began hearing testimony on proposals to amend the Federal Milk Marketing Order system. The 21 submitted proposals have been categorized under six different subjects by USDA. The ...
In the summer of 2024, the Delaware General Assembly passed “The Consumer Choice Milk Act,” which, when signed by Governor Carney, will allow consumers to directly purchase unprocessed, unpasteurized, ...
Small dairies no longer have to follow the same rules around waste as large operations, eliminating the need to install expensive waste treatment systems, the Oregon Department of Agriculture recently ...
Sarah King at her small dairy in Oregon. Sarah King keeps three cows on her small farm in Oregon, each named for Disney princesses: Elsa, Raya, and Mulan. She milks two of them at a time and sells the ...