The Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council outlined seven things you should know about large dairies in a new article I believe you should read, and share. As mentioned in a previous blog post about CAFOs, the is vast majority of farms in the United States are family-owned and operated and farms are actually classified as small, large, and very large based on annual sales rather than on their physical size.

Oregon is home to 228 family dairy farms that range in size from less than 100 cows to more than 30,000. Regardless of the size, it’s Oregon is home to great farms doing things right. A farm’s size isn’t what makes it good or bad. It’s the people, always the people.