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Stress got you down? Here are some tips to feel better Stress got you down? Here are some tips to feel better

Recognize the signs of mental health problems, ask open-ended questions and know the dimensions of wellness to deal with stress.

Mar 18, 2021

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4 Min Read

When packing plants close, producers suffer most When packing plants close, producers suffer most

Mar 1, 2021

4 Min Read

male farmer carrying buckets through dairy cow barn

Don’t be ashamed if you’re not feeling well Don’t be ashamed if you’re not feeling well

Jan 25, 2021

5 Min Read

Dicken Crane and his employees have painted new bales with a message: love, unity, respect

A hopeful message during a time of rage A hopeful message during a time of rage

Oct 22, 2020

4 Min Read

Whole-farm monitoring system from Cainthus uses AI and computers for constant cow monitoring

Dairy tech keeps rolling out Dairy tech keeps rolling out

Oct 14, 2020

6 Min Read

More than ever, your vote matters More than ever, your vote matters

Sep 30, 2020

3 Min Read

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It’s time for a milk pricing system redo

It’s time for a milk pricing system redo

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Key takeaways from Pennsylvania dairy report

Key takeaways from Pennsylvania dairy report

Farmers gather for an No-Till Alliance on-farm field day

Summer field day provides rare chance to get away

Summer field day provides rare chance to get away

American Agriculturist Master Farmer emblem

A tough call, but we’ll see you next year Master Farmers

A tough call, but we’ll see you next year Master Farmers

Residents gather to protest the death of George Floyd on May 30, 2020 in West Orange, New Jersey.

Take a moment to listen

Take a moment to listen

Aerial view of cars waiting for free dairy products at Taylor Pride Farms in Lawrenceville, Pa.

Stepping up in a time of need

Stepping up in a time of need

Modern tractor with roll cage

Stay safe while out planting this year

Stay safe while out planting this year

The cafeteria is empty on what would otherwise be a school day at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 in the Manhattan

Help is available for struggling dairy producers

Help is available for struggling dairy producers

Gloved hands hold a test tube labeled Coronavirus

I was wrong. COVID-19 is serious business

I was wrong. COVID-19 is serious business

El Pollo Loco's new plant-based Chickenless Pollo taco

Plant-based pollo tacos? I’m no loco!

Plant-based pollo tacos? I’m no loco!

Sue McCloskey, creative director of Fair Oaks Farms, addresses Pennsylvania dairy farmers

Fair Oaks Farms talks moving forward from controversy

Fair Oaks Farms talks moving forward from controversy

Todd Getz, unofficial family spokesman for Getz Dairy, stands in the newly repaired tie-stall barn

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Dairy family shows resilience in face of hardship

Dairy family shows resilience in face of hardship

A group of raised hands holds up hearts

Kind acts can go a long way

Kind acts can go a long way

A black-and-white cow ornament hangs on a Christmas tree

Take a break this holiday season, count your blessings

Take a break this holiday season, count your blessings

Rick Ebert, president of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and a dairy farmer in Westmoreland County, speaks from a podium

Is dairy's reign at the top over?

Is dairy's reign at the top over?

Assortment of dairy products from Dean Foods

What Dean Foods’ bankruptcy means for Northeast market

What Dean Foods’ bankruptcy means for Northeast market

Donned in rubber waders, cranberry pickers push the cranberries into a yellow pumping station

A different kind of farming, deep in New Jersey's bogs

A different kind of farming, deep in New Jersey's bogs

A two-story bank barn that housed dairy cattle is a charred shell after a fire destroyed the structure

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Flames and tempers flare, and a farmer faces charges

Flames and tempers flare, and a farmer faces charges

Both the supreme and reserve supreme champions of World Dairy Expo came from the Northeast

Take pride dairy farmers, the best cows are in Northeast

Take pride dairy farmers, the best cows are in Northeast

A shopper examines a bottle of milk in the dairy section of the grocery store

Keeping perspective on Dairy Management Inc. salaries

Keeping perspective on Dairy Management Inc. salaries

A GPS system can be seen on the cab of a planter working in the field

Glimpsing the future of precision agriculture

Glimpsing the future of precision agriculture

Close up of milk being poured into a glass from a bottle

Label helps New Hampshire shoppers support local dairies

Label helps New Hampshire shoppers support local dairies

Bob Shearer, a 2018 Master Farmer, and his wife, Doreen

Inspiring evening in Maryland with 2019’s Master Farmers

Inspiring evening in Maryland with 2019’s Master Farmers

Pouring milk splash

Let the whole milk flow

Let the whole milk flow

Two calves occupy a hutch

Be positive but stay vigilant after Fair Oaks Farms incident

Be positive but stay vigilant after Fair Oaks Farms incident

Close-up of person reading newspaper with cup of coffee

Take a break from planting, read your local news

Take a break from planting, read your local news

A farmer with his head down is silhouetted against a blazing orange sunset

You don’t deserve to suffer in silence

You don’t deserve to suffer in silence

A farmer just south of Strasburg, Pa., works the ground with a team of horses

Driving through Lancaster County enjoying early spring

Driving through Lancaster County enjoying early spring

Plastic wrap on bale of hay in field reads 'Drink local whole milk 97% fat free'

Finally, a positive message about dairy from a farmer!

Finally, a positive message about dairy from a farmer!

Landscape reflected in shiny dairy truck driving on highway

Technology is great, but there will be losers

Technology is great, but there will be losers