Mixing it up: dairies diversify for success
Diversification is key for some dairy farms. That's the case for Pleasant Lane Farms in Latrobe, Pa., and Baker's Golden Dairy, in New Waterford, Ohio.
The states by the numbers
A look at the how the number of dairy herds, cows and milk production for Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia changed in the last 10 years.
Dairy Margin Coverage
Learn more about the rocky path to the Dairy Margin Coverage program and why some are skeptical of its staying power and ability to stop dairy bankruptcies.
Dairy industry takes care of itself in Ohio
How do you help your industry when you don’t have millions of state dollars at your disposal? You get creative. That's what groups in Ohio are doing.
‘Will the Dairy Cow Save Humanity?’
An address by Herbert Hoover, U.S. Food Administrator, made to the National Milk and Dairy Farm Exposition, published in Farm and Dairy on May 31, 1918.
What is and what should never be
Reporter Rachel Wagoner reflects on what she learned from the Dairy Dilemma series and how she thinks we can fix the dairy industry.
On the side of history, or at least, our history
Farm and Dairy Editor Rebecca Miller explains the purpose of the Dairy Dilemma series and what went into putting all the pieces together.
In West Virginia, ‘anything is a go, until it isn’t’ in dairy
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture just took over dairy regulation in the state with less than 50 dairy farms. What's it going to do next?
About this series
Rachel Wagoner shares why she decided to tackle the comprehensive story of modern dairy and how she brought the Dairy Dilemma series to life.
