Heifer buyers today will leave the sale barn with a dent in their pocketbooks. On the other hand, farmers who are selling their heifers are leaving with smiles on their faces
The U.S. dairy market seems to be in a Goldilocks period. Relatively weak production is matching up with relatively weak demand to keep milk prices at good levels
On dairy farms, heifers can be described as the middle ground of the operation. Heifers are not yet producing milk but are eating a substantial amount of feed
Cows on many of today’s dairy farms are housed indoors. These controlled climates have many benefits, but one downside is that cows are often walking on concrete day in and day out
USDA’s official recommendations on FMMO modernization were published and Its plan endorses the fundamental principle behind all five proposals submitted by the NMPF and adopted unanimously by its...
With an improved All-Milk price and lower commodity prices compared to much of last year, dairy farmers’ pocketbooks are feeling less squeezed so far in 2024
On Monday, July 15, USDA published its recommended amendments for pricing formulas in the federal milk marketing orders (FMMOs) on the Federal Register