Milton Orr looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. “I remember when we had over 1,000 dairy farms in this county. Now we have less than 40,” Orr, an agriculture adviser for Greene ...

Milton Orr looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. "I remember when we had over 1,000 dairy farms in this county. Now we have less than 40," Orr, an agriculture adviser for Greene ...

Milton Orr looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. "I remember when we had over 1,000 dairy farms in this county. Now we have less than 40," Orr, an agriculture adviser for Greene ...

“I’m a recovering dairy farmer,’’ said the man whose face looked familiar although his name was lost in time. “I’ve managed to quit dairying twice in my lifetime.’’ We were raised near each other, ...

Arizona's dairy industry began expanding in the 1970s, its growth spurred by advances in maintaining cooler surroundings for the cows. Although large corporate operations have moved into the state, ...

Running a dairy farm isn’t easy, especially when the costs of production rise faster than income. Photo by Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo) This story was originally published by The Conversation. Milton ...

Running a dairy farm isn't easy, especially when the costs of production rise faster than income. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall Milton Orr looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. “I ...

Milton Orr looked across the rolling hills in northeast Tennessee. “I remember when we had over 1,000 dairy farms in this county. Now we have less than 40,” Orr, an agriculture adviser for Greene ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elizabeth Eckelkamp, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) Milton Orr looked ...