US: New England’s dairy farming dilemmas

New England in the US is home to over 1,000 dairy farms, many of which have been passed down from generation to generation. However, over the years, family dairy farms have been disappearing, with the number of dairy farms dropping by more than 90% since 1970. It is often unnoticed that the care and nurturing that those wild woods, mountains, lakes, and the green spaces in New England landscape require is provided by local dairy farm families. Family dairy farms protect natural resources and