Dairy Farm Family

Joe Tidd drinks a cup of coffee in the kitchen of his farm house in Auburn, NY. Joe runs a small dairy farm in upstate New York. They have been hit hard by the recent drop in milk prices. They recently had to get rid of their health insurance because it had gotten too expensive. "I would have killed myself if it had not been for my wife and kids," explained Joe with steely seriousness while talking about the economic hardships they have faced. "That's how bad it was."

Ed Tidd feeds the cows at the Tidd farm in Auburn, NY.

Joe Tidd works on his farm in Auburn, NY. Joe runs a small dairy farm with his son in upstate New York.

Joe Tidd takes a break from work on his farm in Auburn, NY.

Ed Tidd, top, works on farm equipment with his brother, Andrew, on the Tidd farm in Auburn, NY. Ed runs a small dairy farm with his father in upstate New York.

Joe Tidd, right, puts on overalls as his son, Ed, fights off exhaustion while working on their farm in Auburn, NY.

J Tidd, 4, and Emma Tidd, 6, play on their family farm in Auburn, NY.

Meghan Nutting, left, and Jessica Tidd prepare a meal for a Sunday family dinner as Ed Tidd, right, prepares to head to the barn to do chores at the Tidd home in Auburn, NY.

Jessica Tidd holds her niece, Leah, as Joe Tidd, Jessica's father, holds his granddaughter, Emma, during a Sunday family dinner in Auburn, NY.

d Tidd watches as his son, AJ Tidd, 4, helps out with chores on the small dairy farm he runs in Auburn, NY.

d Tidd, right, prepares to feed calves as his neighbor, John Miller looks on at the Tidd farm in Auburn, NY.

AJ Tidd, 4, right, and his sister Emma, 6, play on their family farm in Auburn, NY.

Joe Tidd looks over bills at his farm house in Auburn, NY.

Meghan Nutting, right, plays with Leah Tidd, her soon-to-be niece, as the rest of the Tidd family looks on during a Sunday family dinner in Auburn, NY.

Jen Tidd reads as her son, AJ, 4, plays at the Tidd homestead in Auburn, NY. Jen's husband, Ed Tidd, runs a small dairy operation with his father Joe Tidd.

Jessica Tidd holds her niece, Leah, as Joe Tidd, Jessica's father, holds his granddaughter, Emma, during a Sunday family dinner in Auburn, NY.

J Tidd, 4, plays video games as his father, Ed Tidd, a dairy farmer in up state New York, sits in the background. Ed Tidd is in business with his father Joe Tidd running the small dairy operation.

Joe Tidd takes a break from working on the family farm to say hi to his grandchildren Emma, 6, and Leah, 8 months, in Auburn, NY.

Joe Tidd stands in one of the barns on his small dairy farm in Auburn, NY.