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Leveling up and rising above: Three dairy producers open up about their financial journeys

From forming a profit team to adding cows to bring their barn to capacity, three dairy producers share how they pivoted amidst challenging obstacles and what helped their farm businesses succeed.

January 23, 2026

Emily Barge

How can farms rise above financial risks and a volatile market to eventually move toward growth? Three dairy producers opened up about their journeys and offered honest insight during a recent panel discussion.

Figuring out what works

December 12, 2023

Joy Hendrix

It’s not always as starting from the ground up as a young producer. It arguably takes more passion to make it work than ever before. Sixty miles out of Washington D.C., Charlie Sasscer is putting that passion to work and figuring out what works for creating his own operation.

USDA funding dairy sustainability projects

The 2023 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) funding supports targeted projects that incentivize reduced GHG emissions.

November 3, 2023

Dave Natzke

Overall, 81 projects were awarded more than $1 billion under the 2023 RCPP, administered by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

[Podcast] Alice Crothers: How YDLI shaped her industry involvement

June 6, 2023

In this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast, Editor Jenn Coyne visits with Alice Crothers of Long Green Farms in Maryland. Crothers is a member of the Holstein Foundation’s Young Dairy Leaders Institute Class 12 where she spent the last two years welcoming opportunities that allowed for personal and professional growth.

Northeast: A medley of opportunities and concerns

Land values and environmental regulations remain a challenge, especially in areas under development pressure due to urbanization.

March 1, 2023

Dave Natzke

Intermingled with large population centers, dairy producers, processors and marketers in the Northeast and New England must stay in tune with local demands and global conditions. That results in a medley of opportunities and concerns.

MDVA’s partnerships go beyond dairy sales to enhance sustainability story

June 23, 2022

Dave Natzke

The dairy industry has many partnerships created to promote and drive dairy sales.

Maryland State Dairy Princess

May 9, 2022

Audrey Schmitz

Name: Elizabeth Karides
City, state: Severna Park, Maryland
Reign year: 2021-22

Dairy cattle shows go virtual

September 11, 2020

Emma Ohirko

Finding a sense of normalcy is a sought-after concept as events are canceled or modified to adhere to the restrictions and guidelines brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.