How this exemption for small farms plays out looks different in the country’s dairy states. In New York and Vermont, for instance, worker advocates say they don’t bother calling OSHA when ...

Lawyers and advocates for dairy workers say they don’t even bother calling OSHA when workers are killed or injured on smaller farms because they’re so used to the agency citing the small farms ...

Courtesy of Institute for Justice Small dairy farms across Oregon will no longer be subject to a state policy change some farmers say would’ve been too burdensome. The Oregon Department of ...

Either way, dairy graziers—from mentors to mentees—are working to expand the industry and save small farms. Pasture-based dairies, defined by USDA researchers as those where cows get at least half of ...

A new study explores how heat stress affects U.S. dairy production, finding that high heat and humidity lead to a 1% decline in annual milk yield. Small farms are hit harder than large farms ...

Small dairy farmers like Sarah King rejoiced at the ... and get clear about what does that mean for farms of our size — small-scale farms in this case — and how can we, who are already doing ...

But anytime we have an opportunity to go on a smaller dairy farm, we just love to get out there and do it,” says Giraud. This year’s breakfast will take place on Saturday at Foremost Farms ...

If policy makers consider dairy production a priority, small farms will require greater support to remain competitive in the future, Skidmore stated. "If there's interest in continuing to have a ...