As milk handlers deal with growing challenges to get milk from farms to clients and more milk is produced further away from population centers, it would seem that having more storage on the farm would

Predicting future milk prices has become a precarious endeavor as of late. This holds true in both the United States and New Zealand

Perhaps nowhere else in the United States does the dairy producer and dairy processor community work more closely together to achieve a greater good than in Idaho

There are many tools necessary to complete the jobs that make up the day on a dairy farm

When we think of heifer rearing success, we often look to benchmarks such as growth and age at first calving. Another factor that becomes especially important when a heifer calves is udder health

A client recently asked me for an audiobook title suggestion for him to listen to on a long drive

When farms grow, it can become more difficult to maintain a certain level of quality

Much is researched, reported, and written about the health challenges cows can face in their transition period, and for good reason

Farming is filled with factors that are out of our control, and one of the main ones is the weather

The acronym ESG can be found throughout news articles and investment circles these days. ESG, as in Environmental, Social, and Governance, is reshaping business

Last June, meatpacking giant JBS halted all of its U.S. plants that collectively produce about a quarter of the country’s beef supply, for an entire day

A short trip into familiar territory requires little planning, and rarely are directions needed. A longer journey to a new area, on the other hand, is best tackled with a game plan and a road map

After being in a constant climb since May’s opening forecast, USDA economists shaved $1.65 off the agency’s All-Milk price projection for 2023

Corn harvest for silage is underway for Southern growers and about to kick into high gear for many Northern dairy forage growers and farmers

Corn silage harvest is here for some farms and just around the corner for many others

Everyone has seen their fair share of teat lesions often caused by a direct injury such as a cow stepping on a teat, but sometimes it is not

This little article is intended to be a conversation starter.Did you know that U.S. commercial airlines flew more than 600 million passengers in 2021

“You can cash flow very nicely while going broke,” was how Larry Tranel described the difference between profitability and cash flow during an Iowa State University webinar

Can you remember the last time you discussed your farm transition plan with the members of your family? Unfortunately, transition planning is a topic frequently ignored among families unless a crisis occurs

In recent years and decades, the near-constant dry weather conditions of the western U.S. have not only made farming more difficult but also caused more frequent and more intense wildfires