For those who live east of the Mississippi, the dramatic landscapes and vast plains of the West remain awe-inspiring. That same geography inspired Katherine Lee Bates to pen "America the Beautiful," while atop Colorado's Pikes Peak.
In addition to being the site of the first rodeo and home to Rocky Mountain National Park, close to 144,000 cows and 120 dairies reside within the state's nearly square border. Colorado excels on a milk per-cow basis, ranking second behind New Mexico.
The state's small, yet vibrant, dairy industry was the subject of Art Director Ryan Ebert's most recent photography trip. While traveling within the state, he had the opportunity to visit nine operations. Ebert has influenced the artistic direction of the magazine for eight-plus years.
We invite you to take a few moments to see all the Centennial State's dairies have to offer:
Amanda Smith was an associate editor and is an animal science graduate of Cornell University. Smith covers feeding, milk quality and heads up the World Dairy Expo Supplement. She grew up on a Medina, N.Y., dairy, and interned at a 1,700-cow western New York dairy, a large New York calf and heifer farm, and studied in New Zealand for one semester.
In addition to being the site of the first rodeo and home to Rocky Mountain National Park, close to 144,000 cows and 120 dairies reside within the state's nearly square border. Colorado excels on a milk per-cow basis, ranking second behind New Mexico.
The state's small, yet vibrant, dairy industry was the subject of Art Director Ryan Ebert's most recent photography trip. While traveling within the state, he had the opportunity to visit nine operations. Ebert has influenced the artistic direction of the magazine for eight-plus years.
We invite you to take a few moments to see all the Centennial State's dairies have to offer:
Amanda Smith was an associate editor and is an animal science graduate of Cornell University. Smith covers feeding, milk quality and heads up the World Dairy Expo Supplement. She grew up on a Medina, N.Y., dairy, and interned at a 1,700-cow western New York dairy, a large New York calf and heifer farm, and studied in New Zealand for one semester.
