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Bells Udder Farm, owned by Tim and Karyn Bell and James and Marcy Bell, has a herd that averages 102 pounds of milk per cow per day with 3X milking and has a bulk tank somatic cell count (SCC) of 70,000.

For almost 25 years, young leaders of the dairy industry have gathered once a year to exchange ideas, receive training and network with fellow professionals through the Holstein Foundation’s Young Dairy Leaders Institute (YDLI).

When most people think of high-quality flavorful beef, meat derived from cull cows is not what first comes to mind. However, Jill Gould, owner of Butter Meat Co., a beef supply chain startup in western New York, is changing misconceptions and proving that the value of dairy cows doesn’t end even after retiring from the milking herd.

Krista is a wife, mother of five and first-generation dairy farmer in Washington. Together with her husband, they milk 200 cows.

Drumgoon Dairy in Norden, South Dakota, was established by Rodney Elliott; his wife, Dorothy; and their three children in 2006 after emigrating from Northern Ireland.

For a dairy kid, there’s not much that compares to the emotional high you get from participating in dairy quiz bowl or dairy jeopardy.