Dairy Farm News

• Family dairy farms are staring at extinction
  These small operations are in trouble as falling milk prices and the rise of corporate farms destroy their business
  CBS News.  Friday, 15 Jun 2018.
• Dairy farmers are struggling as they are squeezed out of a changing milk market
  Competition, market conditions and shrinking sales of milk are having a big impact on farmers like the Coombs family.
  CNBC.  Friday, 1 Jun 2018.
• Dairy farmers in Kentucky struggle with shifting market
  COXS CREEK, Ky. (AP) - Nearly 20 farmers in Kentucky have been told that their milk procurement contracts with Dean Foods are expiring this summer. ...
  Washington Times.  Wednesday, 23 May 2018.
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• Norco to return to NSW hospitals as State Government backflips on milk decision
  After coming under fire for handing a milk contract to foreign-owned Dairy Farmers at the expense of local supplier Norco, the NSW Government has reversed its decision.
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation.  Thursday, 17 May 2018.
• Farmers gutted by NSW hospitals' decision to ditch local milk supplier for foreign-owned group
  The NSW Health Department is under fire for handing a milk contract to foreign-owned Dairy Farmers at the expense of local supplier Norco.
  Australian Broadcasting Corporation.  Tuesday, 15 May 2018.
• A Massive Sinkhole Just Opened Up In New Zealand Revealing An Ancient Volcanic Crater
  After record rains, the ground gave way on a dairy farm in New Zealand, revealing perhaps the largest sinkhole in the country.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 9 May 2018.
• Farmer saves NSW farm in adopt-a-cow offer
  A NSW farmer has had to "swallow his pride" in a last-ditch attempt to save his dairy farm by putting his cows up for adoption.John Fairley made the ...
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 8 May 2018.
• Giant sinkhole opens into 60,000-year-old volcano
  A giant sinkhole has opened up on a dairy farm in New Zealand, revealing rock deposits from a 60,000-year-old volcano.
  Sky News.  Monday, 7 May 2018.
• Farm worker stumbles upon enormous sinkhole
  Chasm on New Zealand dairy farm is as long as 2 football fields and deep enough to swallow a house
  CBS News.  Friday, 4 May 2018.
• Disturbing dairy farm footage shows apparently emaciated calves
  Images of a calf confined in a tiny hutch and a hobbling, apparently emaciated, cow have emerged in disturbing dairy farm footage taken by animal rights group Viva in south Devon.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 30 Apr 2018.
• New York Gov. Cuomo To Federal Immigration Officials: 'The State Will Sue'
  On Wednesday, the governor sent a cease-and-desist letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying its arrest of a dairy farmer in upstate New York last week violated the law.
  NPR.  Thursday, 26 Apr 2018.
• When Robots Milk Cows, Farm Families Taste Freedom
  On a growing number of dairy farms, cows, not people, decide when they need to be milked. Robots can do the job day or night. For some farm families, the robots free them from rigid milking schedules.
  NPR.  Saturday, 7 Apr 2018.
• Nominees sought for 2018 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year
  BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - One dairy farm in Vermont will receive top honors based on factors like conservation practices and milk quality. ...
  Washington Times.  Sunday, 18 Mar 2018.
• Suicidal Dairy Farmers Should Consider Marijuana Industry
  Milk prices have dairy farmers committing suicide at an alarming rate. But these farmers have not yet considered that the multi-billion dollar cannabis industry still needs them.
  Forbes.  Friday, 16 Mar 2018.
• Milk co-op mailing highlights suicide risk for dairy farmers
  Milk cooperative mails mental health resources to members, highlighting suicide risk among dairy farmers
  ABC News.  Saturday, 3 Mar 2018.

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