Manure management is a critical aspect of sustainable agriculture, particularly for smaller dairy farms where resources and space are limited. Methane, a greenhouse gas that is a leading cause of ...

Ben Wagner may be a dairy farmer, but that job description is woefully incomplete. He’s also an accountant, squaring the numbers for his central Minnesota farm by hand; a herder, rotating 75 cows ...

Small family dairy operation in Richardson County wins reader voting for best cover story of the year among agricultural features.

SALEM — Small dairy producers won’t be subject to Oregon’s confined animal feeding operation permit requirements, as farm regulators have decided against implementing the year-old policy. Without ...

YAMHILL COUNTY, Ore. — Small dairies no longer have to follow the same rules around waste as large operations, eliminating the need to install expensive waste treatment systems, the Oregon Department ...

Dairy farmers and their advocates have been working for years to restore whole milk to school lunchrooms across the country. Lawmakers took notice and the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, ...