The uncertain nature of agricultural markets and farm income means many farms diversify their operations to reduce risk and keep balance sheets healthier. Direct processing, cash crops, or custom harv

Not all farms have the space or labor on site to raise their own dairy replacements, so it is not uncommon for calves to be transported to a custom grower early in life. While this type of calf rearin

I really like the concept and the term “Christmas corn silage.” The term’s thought and its message communicate the concept spot on

The Cambridge Dictionary defines risk management as “the job of deciding what possible financial risks are involved in a planned activity and how best to avoid or deal with them.” Most producers...

At $3.57 per pound, butterfat bounded for its fourth straight monthly record this September. That’s according to data released by USDA in its Announcement of Class and Component Prices on October...

As we near the end of the year, it is important to spend some time completing one of our least favorite activities – record keeping

Dairy producers recognize the valuable role colostrum plays in raising calves. That first meal is truly instrumental in setting animals up for success

For 103 years, Dairy Council of California has focused on advancing people’s understanding of the important role that milk and dairy foods play in healthy, sustainable eating patterns

The number one challenge for young farmers and young people who want to get into farming is access to land, the 2022 National Young Farmer Survey recently reported

When consumers spend $1 on dairy products, dairy farmers receive 29 cents of that dollar. That’s according to the latest research by USDA’s Economic Research Service

With any disease, early detection is critical to minimizing the illness’ impact. That requires skill not only in recognizing that something is wrong, but also in knowing how to define what is happen

The COVID-19 pandemic changed many consumer behaviors, and perhaps one of the most striking is the turn toward online grocery shopping

Recently, the Federal Reserve, simply known to many as the Fed, once again raised interest rates with the purpose of bringing down the inflation rate

With this year’s USDA report on per-capita U.S. dairy consumption, the industry has finally moved past the 1960s. In terms of favor with the American public, dairy has returned to 1959

The Farm Workforce Modernization Act had gained significant momentum when it passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a 59% margin last year. However, the momentum did not carry over into the Senat

When considering that a growing world population will need nourishment in the decades to come and that U.S. milk production has the ability to continue to grow, the question is not if our domestic industry...

Many of today’s dairy cows are housed in facilities with concrete floors. While several environmental and management factors can contribute to dairy cow lameness, the housing environment and surface

“The question isn’t if exports will grow; it’s how, and what are we focused on?” Robert Chesler, United Dairymen of Arizona CEO, said as introduction to his comments on dairy exports

Thanks to the combination of 5% fewer U.S. acres planted in corn this year and a slight reduced estimate of per acre yield compared to 2021

“PPDs” had become a four-letter word in dairy farmers’ lexicon when negative producer price differentials (PPDs) exploded onto the scene in June 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic