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June 9 2025
This year marks a major milestone for the National Milk Producers Federation’s (NMPF) National Young Cooperators (YC) Program as it celebrates its 75th anniversary
June 9 2025
Despite mounting economic pressures and geopolitical tensions, global dairy prices, especially among certain commodities in both Europe and Oceania, have continued to rise in recent months, defying expectations
June 5 2025
As farms grow, rotary parlors have become more common on dairy farms, and their efficiency is directly tied to three factors, according to Miner Institute’s President, Heather Dann. These have been...
June 5 2025
For years, consumers have heard the same message: Stay away from whole milk dairy foods to protect your heart. That advice came from the idea that saturated fat — like the kind in dairy foods —...
June 5 2025
DAIRY producers in all 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) ratified recent changes to the milk pricing system. In general, these changes will go into effect June 1, 2025, but the advanced prices became...
June 2 2025
As the U.S. is in the throes of tornado season, it is an annual event that can be devastating, with widespread damage to farms and crops, as Mother Nature reminds us of the power and destruction that can...
June 2 2025
Heat-stress season has kicked off, and farmers are bracing for all it brings: reduced production, higher energy costs, and the accompanying tension while watching the thermometer creep up
June 2 2025
In April, a group of dairy nutrition professionals from various parts of our industry gathered to discuss one topic — dairy ration optimization
June 2 2025
The widespread adoption by dairy farmers of hormonal protocols that synchronize ovulation and allow for timed A.I. in lactating dairy cows has changed the way that A.I. breeding programs are implemented...
May 29 2025
Machine learning has monopolized the dairy tech-talk spotlight for years — in fact, a 2020 article in the Journal of Dairy Science on precision dairy monitoring technologies (PDMT) noted that such...
May 29 2025
The first 42 days of a dairy calf’s life have been well researched but are still not yet well understood. Microbial protein from the rumen microflora offers a nearly perfect balance of all 10 essential...
May 29 2025
Fulfilling their curiosity with on-farm experiments is a highlight for farmers. Driven by observing their working environment daily, farmers perform tests while seeking solutions and improvements, becoming...
May 26 2025
Parametric, or index-based, insurance has been around for decades, but a new product is emerging alongside established weather- and crop-based options such as drought, disease, and flooding coverage: heat...
May 26 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of gene-edited technology that results in a pig resistant to the costly porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)
May 26 2025
The longstanding tradition of drinking milk in the victory circle at the Indianapolis 500 dates back to 1936 and originated with a spur of the moment reaction
May 26 2025
U.S. dairy margins are forecasted to rebound in the second half of the year. That wasn’t the case earlier this year as margins fell steadily during the first quarter of 2025
May 22 2025
The National FFA Organization has announced an addition to their endorsed Career and Leadership Development events: The Hoard’s Dairyman Cow Judging Contest
May 22 2025
A hoof condition that has been nearly eradicated from the cow population is now showing up in heifers
May 22 2025
Each year, herbicide performance is influenced by weather, and spring 2025 has brought concerns related to dry conditions in the Midwest
May 19 2025
Participants in the Kwik Trip Tour of America’s Dairyland (ToAD) will have the chance to immerse themselves in Wisconsin’s varied topography and unique communities — while pitting themselves...
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