In so many businesses, COVID-19 has caused a fundamental change in the way sales are done

While the pandemic and its effects are by no means behind the United States, recent vaccine availability and slipping COVID-19 infection rates have caused many parts of the country to walk back policies...

The term risk management has become an integral part of the dairy lexicon in the last decade, and its merits have never been more obvious than during the wild swings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Innovation and research are two of the most important keys to future success of dairy sales. As such, the industry invests heavily in research and development to secure markets of the future

The discussion on the purpose and framework of FMMOs is at the heart of the issue with negative PPDs

The past year of dairy market volatility has once again stirred the pot of discontent with current milk marketing frameworks and raised the question, “Is federal order reform necessary?”

Geographical indicators (GIs) have held an increasingly important role at the trade talk table over the course of the last decade

Scarcity and oversupply were two of the stories that permeated the past year as COVID-19 influenced dairy markets

For those who closely follow dairy product pricing, monitoring CME movement, and particularly the block and barrel cheese prices, is a critical component of their sales planning

“If you look at the federal order pools back in the 1950s, it was about two-thirds to fluid milk and the other one-third being manufacturing,” University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mark Stephenson...

In the dairy industry, demand and supply are critically linked. The balance between the two drives farm gate prices

One of the beautiful things about dairy farming in the United States is the variety. There are a number of ways to milk cows and be successful

While bank standards for assessing loans haven’t changed, the risks associated with dairy operations certainly have changed during the pandemic

If volatility has been the defining characteristic of the dairy industry during the last few decades, 2020 was one for the record books

The road to where we are today in agriculture labor laws has been paved with a multitude of good intentions and calls for justice

The United States is nearly one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and the disease has changed both social and societal norms across the country

While President Joe Biden’s appointment for Secretary of Agriculture awaits approval by the Senate, the veteran head of USDA, Tom Vilsack, is already considering his agenda for his second term

“I don’t think there’s any debate that improving broadband access in rural areas is both necessary and worthy. That’s just not a question,” said Cornell’s Andy Novakovic...

The back and forth related to Waters of the United States (WOTUS) dates back to the language of a 1972 amendment to the Clean Water Act that established federal jurisdiction over “navigable waters.”

Many dairy proponents who have studied the newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020 to 2025 will tell you that there are many wins for the category