First Light Farm is a popular local source of organic, pasture-based cow’s and goat’s milk dairy products made by hand in small batches. Until now, the small dairy farm and creamery ...

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 ...

Waterside Farm is a small dairy farm with a herd of 40 cows comprised of Holsteins, Jerseys and Brown Swiss. “Daily we produce 2,000 pounds of milk,” said owner-operator Ryan Carbaugh.

While the relentless decline in dairy farms is similar to other ag segments, there is something about the ongoing disappearance of small dairy farms that seems more poignant to many inside and ...