Dairy farming is dying. After 40 years, I’m done.

After 40 years of dairy farming, I sold my herd of cows this summer. The herd had been in my family since 1904; I know all 45 cows by name. I couldn’t find anyone who wanted to take over our farm — who would? Dairy farming is little more than hard work and possible economic suicide.

U.S. dairy farmers pick leaders from Utah, Idaho

The United Dairy Industry Association’s board of directors elected John Brubaker, owner of Knott Run Dairy in Buhl, Idaho, treasurer at the national dairy industry’s recent annual meeting in Phoenix, according to a press release.

Southland's dairy sector likely to become more 'added-value'

New Zealand’s $17.2 billion dairying industry continues to be the largest export sector, creating regional growth, and unsurprisingly, it continues to vye with tourism as the top earner for Southland and the largest employer ahead of meat processing and manufacturing.