by Laura Hardie | Feb 6, 2024 | Dairy, Farmer Spotlight, Nutritionist's Picks
In today’s world, where global networks dictate prices paid to farmers, staying in business and being profitable isn’t easy. That’s why it takes strategic investments to be successful. “We felt like we could really expand our production...
by Laura Hardie | Nov 30, 2023 | Dairy, Farmer Spotlight
The farmer-owners at Monument Farms Dairy in Weybridge, Vermont, are preparing to tackle one of their biggest challenges – and it’s a problem most business owners wouldn’t mind having. “We’re always faced with having more people wanting our product than we’re able to...
by Phoenix Feeds Staff | May 17, 2018 | Dairy, Farmer Spotlight
Family farms in Vermont come in all varieties and sizes, but there aren’t many that can boast the pedigree of the Pine Valley Farm in Shrewsbury. Standing in the kitchen of her 1800s farmhouse, Julanne Smith Sharrow is proudly displaying a genealogical chart she’s...
by Phoenix Feeds Staff | Sep 12, 2017 | Dairy, Farmer Spotlight
“I start at 5 a.m.” “I’m usually here at 5:30.” Chris Lourie and Jeff Grennon are used to early mornings and the 12 to 14 hour workday. As herdsmen for Pleasant Valley Farms in Richford, Vermont, they’re responsible for the health of the dairy’s 3,000 cows. Forget...
by Phoenix Feeds Staff | Sep 26, 2016 | Farmer Spotlight, Nutrition
On Thursday, September 22nd, dairy nutritionists visited Phoenix Feeds & Nutrition for a tour and barbecue. Teaming up with the ZinPro Corporation, Phoenix Feeds brought valuable insight to their British nutritionists. “Because they (British farmers and...
