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Keeping Cows Healthy and Happy Pays Off for Pennsylvania Farmers

Cole Hons
Penn State Outreach

UNIVERSITY PARK — For more than six years, Bradford County dairy producer Glen Gorrell has relied on Penn State Extension to help him run a profitable business. Through Extension’s Dairy Alliance program, Gorrell has long benefited from useful tips on labor management and financial stewardship at his Smithfield dairy. Over the past year, though, Penn State has helped increase Gorrell’s bottom line in a new way — by helping him keep his 570 dairy cows healthier and more productive. Continue reading Keeping Cows Healthy and Happy Pays Off for Pennsylvania Farmers