Nothing remotely close to decisions were made at the three-stop series of public outreach meetings held across California last week by USDA to review proposals submitted for a Federal Milk Marketing Order...

It's not easy to stem the spigot's flow when milk production starts rolling. Producers in the New York milk market, which is operating at full capacity, are currently feeling the heat. Elevated milk production...

Few topics have been debated as long or as passionately or as divisively as estate taxes. Or, as headline writers like to call them, "death taxes." U.S. estate taxes date back to 1797. For more than a...

For those who market the products we produce on our dairy farms to global consumers, any region that is importing or buying two-thirds of its dairy products should grab their attention. That is the case...

As part of a grander plan to reduce greenhouse emissions by 2025, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack laid out his strategy to partner with agricultural producers and tackle the threat of climate change....

Immediately after weaning, calves are kept on a starter-based diet. The jury is still out, though, on when calves should begin to receive forage and how much should be offered

If a picture is truly worth 1,000 words, the opening photo depicting a powdered milk can equipped with electronic article surveillance (EAS) says everything about the value store managers in Southeast...

New York Senator Charles Schumer announced last week that Greek yogurt will be offered as a meat alternative in school lunches across the nation this fall. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack shared the...

Cheese is an integral part of pizza's appeal. And no restaurant chain has done more to revive its slumping pizza sales than Domino's. Additional cheese, which bolstered the product's taste, was key to...

With $265 million in U.S. dairy product imports last year, Vietnam has quickly become one of the United States best dairy trading partners now ranking 12th among all ag importers. We caught up with Renae...

While many point to China as the world's largest dairy buyer, other countries in Southeast Asia have an equal appetite for dairy. While the world's most populous nation (China) currently imports 74 pounds...

It has been nearly two months since the three largest dairy cooperatives in California submitted a formal proposal to USDA to establish what would be the biggest Federal Milk Market Order (FMMO) in the...