Small Dairies Go Under as Milk Prices Sink Again

PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) -- The MacLaren brothers are third-generation dairy farmers, but they will likely be the last in their family....

Understanding The 'Milk Cliff'

Falling prices are forcing many to sell their cows for meat. Some are threatening to dump milk into sewers. Two have committed suicide. In California, the No.

Nearly a dozen states are courting California dairy farmers, who are hurting from high feed costs and low milk prices.Other states have long poached California manufacturers and jobs.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Only months ago, dairy producers were slaughtering an average of 50,000 dairy cows a week because a milk glut made it impossible to sell their milk for what it cost to produce. Now, with prices improving, dairy farmers are reversing course, saying they'll produce as much milk as possible this year....