A South Dakota dairy farm that frequently provides farm tours to industry members, farmers and consumers developed a solution to maximize visitor experience while minimizing the disturbance to cows and employees in their maternity barn. 

“The Commercial Dairy Heifer Show was the brainchild of Dr. Guthrie,” says Arch D. Smith, state 4-H leader and director of 4-H at the University of Georgia.

“You don’t mess around with winter here in Alaska,” Scott Plagerman says. “You have to have your act together.”

Locust Hill Dairy takes advantage growth opportunities whenever they can.

Growing a dairy business doesn’t always necessitate adding more cows. In the case of Pennsylvania’s Oregon Dairy Farm, it meant a dramatic reduction in cow numbers and building on custom cropping and agritourism enterprises. Interviewed in a recent Pennsylvania Center for Dairy Excellence (CDE) “Cow-Side Conversations” podcast, Maria Forry discussed her family farm’s move to create new and diverse revenue streams.

What happens when you combine dairy cows, on-farm processing, an old farmhouse, sunflowers, plenty of dairy products and consumers interested in learning more about where their food comes from? 

Chemicals these days are pricey.
That’s one of the reasons Bar-Mac Dairy in Gustine, California, has adopted automation on their farm.