Follow the links below to read the extended versions of Dollars and Sense from Dairy Today.

New Mexico Perspective

Art Schaap

Clovis and Portales, N.M.

The Schaaps manage four dairies, including an organic operation, and milk 5,500 cows. They’re also partners in a cheese factory.

South Dakota Salutations

Nick Vande Weerd

Brookings, S.D.

The Vande Weerd family is majority owner and manager of Pleasant Dutch Dairy, which milks 1,400 Holsteins.

Hello from the Buckeye State

Lambert VanderMade

 

Sherwood, Ohio

VanderMade Dairy LLC is a family-owned and -operated dairy milking 1,400 cows in northern Ohio.

New York Greetings

Jon Patterson

Auburn, N.Y.