NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s − milk price rules are one reason why

  • Written by Elizabeth Eckelkamp, Associate Professor of Animal Science and Dairy Extension Specialist, University of Tennessee
imageRunning 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 remember when we had over 1,000 dairy farms in this county. Now we have less than 40,” Orr, an agriculture adviser for Greene County,...

Read more: America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s − milk price rules are one reason...

More Articles ...

  1. Class and race can create divides between donors and a cause they support − putting stress on those nonprofits
  2. Empowering engineering students through storytelling
  3. Women are still underrepresented in local government, despite a woman running for president
  4. Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot system has a problem − but it’s not what Trump is making unfounded claims about
  5. Intoxication nation: a double shot of US history
  6. Will your phone one day let you smell as well as see and hear what’s on the other end of a call?
  7. What are halal mortgages?
  8. How researchers measure wildfire smoke exposure doesn’t capture long-term health effects − and hides racial disparities
  9. Plants get a GMO glow-up: Genetically modified varieties are coming out of the lab and into homes and gardens
  10. Vatican News: How to Stay Informed on the Global Religious Landscape
  11. Students ride the rails in this course to learn about sustainability and tourism
  12. Creative life after death − or yes, you can control spinoffs from beyond the grave
  13. Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists can model them to predict how they grow
  14. Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation − if they believe the inaccurate info speaks to a larger truth
  15. Wild ginseng is declining, but small-scale ‘diggers’ aren’t the main threat to this native plant − and they can help save it
  16. Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes toward wild predators shift
  17. Endometriosis pain leads to missed school and work in two-thirds of women with the condition, new study finds
  18. Photographer Louis Carlos Bernal memorialized the barrios at the US-Mexican border
  19. Fujimori’s death won’t end pursuit of justice for Peruvian victims – or stop the strongman’s supporters from revering his legacy
  20. Kamala Harris effectively baited Donald Trump during the debate, drawing out his insecure white masculinity
  21. Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows how big a role music is playing in the 2024 election
  22. Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States would have given Nixon immunity for Watergate crimes — but 50 years ago he needed a presidential pardon to avoid prison
  23. A Nazi magazine regularly published manipulated photos and misinformation, long before the age of AI
  24. Philly residents with opioid addiction get medication from the ‘bupe bus’ − creating a path for treatment
  25. Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine
  26. Responding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility
  27. Free school meals are on the rise in the US − but that could change depending on who wins the 2024 presidential election
  28. East is East, West is West − and Turkey is looking to forge its own BRICS path between the two
  29. Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why
  30. Kamala Harris’ message to women on ‘freedom’ helps explain why Black and white Christians are deeply divided over support for Donald Trump
  31. Trump’s tax cuts led to a $20B reduction in charitable giving within a year
  32. Fewer college students indicate they are nonbinary amid backlash
  33. With China seeking AI dominance, Taiwan’s efforts to slow neighbor’s access to advanced chips needs support from the West
  34. Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth
  35. Funny reviews help engage consumers, fueling impulse buys − to a point, study shows
  36. ‘Difficult’ children are only slightly more likely to have insecure attachments with parents
  37. Starting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed
  38. Official US poverty rate declined in 2023, but more people faced economic hardship
  39. Whales are recovering from near extinction, but industrial fishing around Antarctica competes for their sole food source
  40. I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers looking at plant-pollinator interactions – here’s what I learned
  41. Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it’s your gut microbes and leftovers that make your calories count
  42. How we discovered that people who are colorblind are less likely to be picky eaters
  43. A college course that’s a history of the future
  44. Medieval theology has an old take on a new problem − AI responsibility
  45. Elon Musk’s feud with Brazilian judge is much more than a personal spat − it’s about national sovereignty, freedom of speech and the rule of law
  46. Bobbleheads, Magic 8 Balls, chairs and other artifacts in the Smithsonian reveal the historical significance of presidential debates
  47. Politicians often warn of American decline – and voters often buy it
  48. How Democrats are making a mistake in rural America – by not showing up
  49. Found dead in the snow − how microbes can help pinpoint time of death for forensic investigations in frigid conditions
  50. Neutral news sources could exploit today’s polarized mediascape to boost revenue − here’s why they may choose not to