Uncertainty is the theme surrounding the increase in herd reductions and Illinois dairy farmers leaving the business.

Illinois Milk Producers Association Manager Tasha Bunting tells Brownfield there is a lot weighing on dairy farmers right now.

“Whether it is feed costs or other inputs costs they may have on the farm, or milk pricing that is not profitable for a lot of our farms. Labor is also a huge issue and sometimes that is a major factor in whether not they stay in business.

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