
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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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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Dairy farmer David Nunnery of Nunnery Dairy milks a cow with an automatic milking system in Ruth, Miss., Thursday, July 7, 2022.
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Cows at Nunnery Dairy stand together before being milked in Ruth, Miss., Thursday, July 7, 2022.
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Dairy farmer David Nunnery of Nunnery Dairy milks a cow with an automatic milking system 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.
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Dairy farmer David Nunnery of Nunnery Dairy prepares the facility for his cows’ morning milking in Ruth, Miss., Thursday, July 7, 2022.
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