As printed in our March 25, 2017 issue . . .CLASS III FUTURES RETREATED $1 per hundredweight from mid-February to mid-March trading

When thinking about the MPP-Dairy (Margin Protection Plan for Dairy) . . . Why can’t there be a margin incentive to respond to the markets correctly by reducing production when there is a surplus

Clean ingredient lists, fresh food, and sustainability are driving consumer purchases, stated Erin Reynolds with Evergreen Packaging at the International Dairy Foods Association’s Dairy Forum held...

Solar energy systems are affordable in northern climates

Finding pounds of milk isn’t about using or not using BST. It’s about good management

In my view, the intriguing question is why did anyone sign up for more than the $4 coverage in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) this year?

Even if a significant slowdown in the decline rate for dairy farm numbers occurs, there will likely be just half as many in 20 years are there are now

Editorial Department Biographies: Click on the name to read about their experience Abby J. Bauer, Managing Editor Katelyn Allen, Associate EditorJenna Byrne, Associate Editor C. Todd

This webinar will review a Dairy Comp305 parlor performance summary

Brooks Farms 1855 LLC Some are quick to throw out the label “Big is bad” when it comes to farm size. Dairy producers Ron and Zoey Brooks believe the opposite is true for them

“A high-impact trend in the dairy industry is the growth or improved efficiency of milk produced per cow,” stated Mark Stephenson, speaking to those attending the Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook...

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) board of directors recently approved a list of changes to modify the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy) safety net for dairy producers

Of all the changes that the transition cow endures, negative energy balance is one of the greatest and most difficult to overcome

When it comes to positive tank loads of milk for antibiotic residues, dairy farmers reached a historic accomplishment

Not everyone likes Mondays. I do because it is preg check day at our Kansas State Dairy. It is the culmination of a lot of effort made by everyone on the dairy farm

I was working on a school project of restoring a John Deere 4250 tractor. While operating other tractors, I would get tired of cleaning windshields off from mud flying off of the front tir

Tight margins that ranged from $5.76 to $9.17 per hundredweight after feed costs were among the reasons that 1,725 dairy farmers exited the industry last year. Those business closings were only

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) just celebrated its 23rd birthday. NAFTA is a three-country trade accord negotiated between the North American countries that include Canada, Mexi

Mention milk fever or mastitis and most producers will conjure up mental pictures of these diseases

The possibility of the next generation joining the farm can be an exciting time; yet change, even positive change, can be stressful