This was the Christmas she had been looking forward to for 30 years – Christmas with no rush, no exhaustion. This year there would be time to find the Christmas spirit. Not since she and Jim were married and Peggy and Beth were nonexistent had Margaret been able to walk out of an orderly kitchen at 2 o’clock on Christmas Eve.

Milk is one of the most nutritious items requested by food bank clients, but it’s rarely donated. Because it needs to be kept cold and safe, and has a relatively short shelf life compared with other donated items, it must move through the system quickly.

Bicycles and collection centers improve milk cooling and delivery in Africa Emerging dairy sectors in developing African countries cannot cool raw milk on-farm due to the lack of reliable electricity. Often the quality of the evening milk is lost because it doesn’t survive the overnight heat.

The outlook for the Hoof Trimmers Association (HTA) was bleak in the late 1990s. Costs for conferences and other expenses outpaced income and membership dues.

Can you imagine only getting one cup of milk out of each of your cows every day? For many people in Kenya and South Sudan, that is reality. Not only that, but many of them have never heard the name of Jesus Christ, let alone the Gospel.

Alan Reed was looking for options. Early last spring, he attended a presentation at the United Dairymen of Idaho offices featuring University of Minnesota dairy economist Marin Bozic.

Thirty years ago, Dale Mortimer started milking five Jersey cows with his wife, Doris, after he moved to the outskirts of Rigby, Idaho, to raise his family. With the help of his dad, Mortimer says he was very selective when he picked out his original five cows because he wanted to start with good foundation cows.

Management of any farm is crucial for long-term success. Swiss Lane Farm of Alto, Michigan, may not have found the special sauce yet, but they are striving to “successfully and happily redeem the equity of the three senior partners”.

In the early 1980s, Bob and Beth Kennett opened a B&B on their dairy as a way to make ends meet. Today, they welcome 1,000 guests every year from all over the world to visit Liberty Hill Farm and experience life on a dairy.

When Bob and Beth Kennett opened Liberty Hill Farm, a B&B and dairy farm in Rochester, Vermont, they did it out of necessity due to low milk prices.