Dairy farms face labor struggle; foreign works pose unique challenges

MIDDLEBURY — The Dec. 2 visit to Middlebury from the Mexican consulate in Boston gave Mexicans laboring on Addison County farms an opportunity to get important documents, get informed about legal rights, exchange ideas and experiences, and access various kinds of support.
By: Gaen Murphree
Source: Addison Independent
Link: http://www.addisonindependent.com/201712dairy-farms-face-labor-struggle-foreign-works-pose-unique-challenges

From the cow to the cone: Dairy Farmer turns ice cream artisan

Putting aside a career in advertising to return to the family farm to settle down and raise kids, marketer Tim Marwood soon discovered to make ends meet he would need to open a side business.
By: Cec Busby
Source: Kochie’s Business Builders
Link: https://www.kochiesbusinessbuilders.com.au/cow-cone-dairy-farmer-turns-ice-cream-artisan/

Our rally cry amid disaster

Today we all pray for our families and friends and hope that things will be better soon. But tomorrow, tomorrow we will rally. By: JESSICA PETERS, PENNSYLVANIA DAIRY FARMER