This Dairy Farm news page includes news headlines, articles, and citations about dairy farms from diverse, English-language news sources around the world.
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'Difference of opinion' on VDL dairy future prompts directors to quit
Five non-executive directors who quit the board of Australia's largest dairy company this week say they resigned over a difference of opinion about the future management of dairy farms in north-west Tasmania.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Tuesday, 24 Apr 2018.
Immigration raid: Guatemalan worker arrested on dairy farm
ROME, N.Y. (AP) - A dairy farmer says seven federal immigration officers came onto his property without permission, arrested a Guatemalan worker ...
Daily Mail. Thursday, 19 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.
Cows grazing in a bucolic country setting
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.
What do cows think of daylight savings? 'Not receptive'
UNION BRIDGE, Md. (AP) - Fun bovine fact: Cows do not sleep in long, contiguous segments as do people and some other animals. "Cows sleep 10 to 15 minutes at a time," said dairy farmer Katie Dotterer-Pyle. ...
Washington Times. Saturday, 10 Mar 2018.
Miners are using cow poo to power a dairy farm
Minerals processing specialists Gekko Systems are turning manure into a precious resource.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Saturday, 17 Feb 2018.
Dairy Farmers Worry About Trade to Mexico
U.S. dairy farmers already struggling with low milk prices worry President Donald Trump's talk of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement could harm trade to Mexico, its biggest export market.
Farm Journal Media. Monday, 17 Apr 2017.