2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (669+ words) Maintaining a focus on animal health and consumer nutrition can help producers sustain their operations through economic challenges and market disruptions. Industry experts discussed this and other topics during a Farm Foundation webinar July 21. Michelle Kromm, a poultry veterinarian and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (581+ words) As spring winds down and summer gets started, it is always a good idea to check heat abatement management at the farm. Compared to beef cattle, dairy cattle are more susceptible to heat stress due to their higher metabolic heat…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (134+ words) Boyd Wolff, front and center, poses with the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board in the mid-2000s. Wolff served as chairman of the board after being the state's ag secretary from 1987 to 1995. Instead, the former Pennsylvania ag secretary worked doggedly behind the scenes…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (137+ words) There are a lot of places around Pennsylvania where June Dairy Month is marked by silence. Empty dairy barns that were once full of cows dot the landscape in increasing number. Barns that once served as the backbone of Pennsylvania’s…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (218+ words) This "ice cream" product container from China lists water and imitation chocolate as its two main ingredients. Pete Hardin brought the box to the dairy meeting in Stevens, Pa. on June 23, 2026. Pete Hardin of The Milkweed, left, joins Dieter Krieg…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (301+ words) Cheesemaker Kendra Nissley stands beside the Cheese Shed on the farm. MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — Kendra Nissley addresses her concerns about the future viability of family farms by inviting the public to her Cheese Shed on the farm. She wants to educate…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (228+ words) Bryanne Keller enjoys working on the farm and showing cows. For Bryanne Keller, serving as a Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Alternate involves much more than wearing a sash and perfecting the princess wave. Bryanne Keller shows a red and white cow....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (173+ words) During the month of June, we celebrate Dairy Month by inviting Lancaster Farming readers to submit beloved recipes featuring dairy ingredients. Here's a batch from our June 27, 2026 issue. For a complete listing of this week’s reader recipes, check out our…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (219+ words) It takes about 15 minutes for the Zero Grazer to cut a load of grass to feed 100 cows for a day. The machine is capable of cutting any forage type. DANVILLE, Pa. — Zach Betz found forage efficiency in Ireland via social…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (317+ words) Rebekah Aldrich on a neighboring dairy farm. For the past three years, Franklin County-based Pennsylvania Alternate Dairy Princess, Rebekah Aldrich, 21, has been working as a full-time teacher’s assistant at Chambersburg Area Middle School South where she currently works with special…...