Dairy farming endangered in Texas

National Dairy Month normally is a time for dairy families to be thankful for the opportunity to work in God's great outdoors at the honorable profession of feeding fellow Texans.

But this June, dairying is more sour than sweet for the Traweeks and a growing number of our fellow dairy farmers who are struggling to hang on to farms — many built by generations of hard work and financial investment. Farmers often face tough times, but the last few years have been more brutal than even most old-timers can remember.