Surviving the dairy farm crisis
I recently came across a paper published in 1998 by the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Kentucky.
Critical Fonterra AGM could point new direction
This week’s Fonterra AGM and board elections could be pivotal in shaping the dairy giant’s future direction.
From The Dairy Crisis To Rising Interest Rates, An Agricultural Economist Answers
Stephanie Mercier is the senior fellow for the Farm Journal Foundation. From 1997-2011, she served as the chief economist for the Democratic staff of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
A crisis for dairy farms threatens open space
For the past two years federal and state governments have been accelerating their efforts to help keep farms in business.
Fonterra faces ‘crisis of confidence’
She says the dairy co-op’s balance sheet is no longer in a position to handle more of the investment culture, while its leadership continues to deny there are any issues with strategic direction.
Vermont dairy is in crisis: 4 years of bad prices take a toll even on industry leaders
Longtime dairy farmer Clark Hinsdale murmurs these words to himself as he surveys the vacant main barn at Nordic Farms from a catwalk high above hay-strewn floor.
Farmers call for pricing change as dairy crisis hits home
The ongoing dairy crisis hitting producers nationwide is putting financial strain on Wisconsin farmers, leading some to push for alternative pricing models.
Farmers, groups raise concerns about dairy crisis
The situation for dairy farmers is “about as bad as it’s been,” according to Sunderland farmer Bob Williams. And for an industry that’s struggled for years with complicated constraints on making and selling milk, that’s really bad.
Fodder crisis hits Irish dairy farmers
Inter-farm trading of forages is growing as farmers replenish feed reserves for winter later this year and reduce a risk of a fodder shortage in future years.
Amid dairy crisis, Pennsylvania ag officials reach out to public for ideas, set hearings
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is reaching out to the public for advice on solving what it acknowledges is a statewide “dairy market crisis.”