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Daniel Osborn's original intentions were just to build some equity and own some cattle.

Daryl Jacobs, an Idaho veterinarian, was recently talking to an Iraqi businessman who wanted to start a feedlot. He was going to buy 28 6-month-old bull calves to raise until they were ready to slaughter.

With nearly seven generations of dairy experience behind them, Wim and Nicolien Hammink decided to bring their 300-cow operation to Brookings, South Dakota, in 1995 because of the ample crop feed supply and relatively low utility costs found in the state.

Dairy producers, allied industry and dairy enthusiasts come together during June Dairy Month to promote the industry and the wholesome, nutritious products it produces.

There’s a movement stirring in western New York and it’s powered by the belief one dairy woman has in promoting nature’s most perfect product and what it takes to produce it.

Tricia Adams and Carol Hoffman of Kar-Dale Acres in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania, invite about 300 to 400 schoolchildren to their farm each year.