Sponsor
Dig us On
Banner ad
Sponsor
Yankee Farm Credit
The cost of production calculus
“You’d have to kind of wake up and think that the planets and stars are all lined up against you. A poor harvest at the same time you have low milk prices and high feed prices – that combination is like three hits in the gut in a row.” — Bob Parsons, agricultural economist for UVM Extension Continue reading
Losses driving farms into debt
Lenders see large increase in borrowing for expenses
Eric Clifford's herd in Starksboro.
State officials and lenders say Vermont dairy farmers have been losing $100 per cow a month. That means the average farm with 120 cows has lost about $84,000 since milk prices plummeted to… Continue reading
Sponsor
Weighing in: