Location: Sulligent, Alabama Your agricultural background, in a nutshell: My grandfather converted his parents’ corn and cotton farm into a dairy in the early 1950s. Over time, it has grown into the 225-cow farm my father and I now operate. We also raise our own replacement heifers and manage 600 acres of pasture and forage production.

Location: Conway, Missouri Your agricultural background: My wife, Courtney, and I are partners with my parents on our dairy. We milk 70 registered Brown Swiss and Holsteins as well as raise all of our forages on 500 acres.

Carissa Itle Westrick is the director of business development at Vale Wood Farms, a family-owned dairy and milk processor in Loretto, Pennsylvania. She became the international face of the farm when a picture of a calf with a face marking shaped like the number 7 went viral on the Internet.

Longs Peak Dairy Pierce, Colorado The Greeley Tribune recently published a feature story about Longs Peak Dairy in Weld County, Colorado. The newspaper wanted its readers to know that much of the milk available for purchase at area grocery stores is produced close to home, at operations like Longs Peak Dairy. The dairy began with 40 milking cows in 1968 and has grown to 4,800 milking cows. Click here to read the Greeley Tribune article.