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Karen Bohnert

Dairy Editorial Director

Karen Bohnert is the Dairy Editorial Director at Farm Journal, overseeing Dairy Herd Management and Milk Business Quarterly since 2021. A lifelong advocate for dairy, Karen draws from both professional expertise and personal experience—she and her husband operate Bohnert Jerseys, a 750-cow dairy in East Moline, Illinois.

Raised on a dairy farm in Oregon, her editorial career spans freelance journalism and roles at organizations like Swiss Valley Farms and the American Jersey Cattle Association. She was named a Distinguished Alumni Leader by the Holstein Foundation.

Latest Stories
The place we are born can significantly shape our culture, behaviors, and how we view the world. In the ag industry, understanding and valuing cultural differences is vital for improving farm business culture and ensuring a well-trained workforce. As the demand for labor increases alongside the growth of dairy herds, addressing cultural barriers becomes increasingly important.
Learn how one dairy carved out their dream in the Alaskan wilderness.
The sustainability of America’s dairy industry heavily hinges on a legal and dependable immigrant labor force.
This package aims to introduce notable changes, including a higher price for marketed milk, which could significantly impact the dairy industry.
Randy Mooney, board chair of the National Milk Producers Federation emphasized the increasing changes impacting dairy farmers today are more seismic than ever at the recent joint annual meetings between United Dairy Industry Association, National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, and National Milk Producers Federation in Phoenix, Az.
Three producers open up and share about their journey of innovation and technology as a way to spell longevity to their dairy operations.
Remembering Greg Henderson
The latest USDA Milk Production Report reveals the true impact HPAI has had on dairies.
The Milk Production report showed a year-over-year decline of 0.7% across the 24 major States during May. According to Phil Plourd no real surprises came out of the report, but that better margins are on the horizon.
We asked surveyors what avenues they are exploring to generate added profit to help with their farm’s overall profitability, and the results showed that branded beef and agritourism are leading the way.