Dairy | The Decline of Mississippi’s Dairy Farms

Mississippi’s dairy farms are struggling to manage the increasing costs of milk production, which has caused a great decline in the small dairy farms which once thrived in the state.

Dairy farmer David Nunnery of Nunnery Dairy opens the gate to bring in the cows from pasture for milking in Ruth, Miss., Thursday, July 7, 2022.

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Cows at Nunnery Dairy gather to eat feed together before their morning milking in Ruth, Miss., Thursday, July 7, 2022.

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Dairy farmer David Nunnery of Nunnery Dairy looks out over his pasture in Ruth, Miss., Thursday, July 7, 2022.

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Cows at Nunnery Dairy wait in an outdoor area outfitted with sprinklers to keep them cool before their morning milking in Ruth, Miss., Thursday, July 7, 2022.

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Nunnery Dairy's only bull takes a break from his morning feed in Ruth, Miss., Thursday, July 7, 2022.

Nunnery Dairy’s only bull takes a break from his morning feed in Ruth, Miss., Thursday, July 7, 2022.

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Cows at Nunnery Dairy trot into the farm’s facility to be milked in Ruth, Miss., Thursday, July 7, 2022.

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Dairy farmer David Nunnery of Nunnery Dairy watches over his cows as they are milked in Ruth, Miss., Thursday, July 7, 2022. Although they once thrived in Mississippi, increased production costs are forcing the small family operations out of business.

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