Barstow’s Longview Farm (Digital Exclusive)

Barstow’s Longview Farm (Digital Exclusive)

New England is home to over 1,000 dairy farms, and you can find them throughout the Berkshires, Pioneer Valley, and southern Vermont.    While that industry has seen a decline over the past several years, many farms still carry on the tradition. Producer Dave Fraser...
The Dairy Crisis

The Dairy Crisis

Local dairy farmers are as concerned about a looming crisis, which is saying a lot for an industry dogged by constraints for years. Ed Maltby, Executive Director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Association, joined Carrie Saldo in the studio to give context...
CISA: Dairy Farms

CISA: Dairy Farms

Do you know how many gallons of milk a cow produces in one day or perhaps how many pounds of milk are needed to make one pound of cheese? With June being National Dairy month, CISA Executive Director Phil Korman visits two local dairy farms to talk with the farmers...
Grown Locally: Cricket Creek Farm

Grown Locally: Cricket Creek Farm

Cricket Creek Farm in Williamstown is one of the oldest dairy farms in the region. Purchased by the Sabot family in 2004, Cricket Creek is doing a number of things to stay sustainable, including the making of artisanal cheeses and most recently the renovation of a...
CISA: Robotic Milking Parlor

CISA: Robotic Milking Parlor

Phil Korman, Executive Director at CISA, visits Barstow’s/Longview Farm in Hadley to learn about their state-of-the-art robotic milking system and some of the other technological advances in milk production. Barstow/Longview Farm CISA: Community Involved in Sustaining...

Dairy Farms

In the past 25 years alone, the number of dairy farms in Massachusetts has declined by more than 77%! Low farm milk prices and rising costs of production, including skyrocketing energy costs, taxes and health care costs have forced local farm families out of business....