While weak milk production across the major dairy exporters has pushed milk prices to new record highs around the world, problems are surfacing on the demand side. The biggest demand problem is China

Dairy employers watched with intense interest the Supreme Court’s consideration of the Biden Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)

When it comes to caring for our animals, dairy farmers overwhelmingly believe in the science backing up vaccinations

Just getting by during the pandemic can only be our mindset for so long

As recovery from the pandemic continues, it may be years before we understand all of the consumption and production implications

FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative approves of the additional aid that was announced today by Secretary Vilsack for agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers

To say that the last year has changed everything would be an understatement; however, slowly but surely, we will all be able to see again

A year later, the COVID-19 pandemic still reminds us of the blessings farm life provides

A year ago I was networking with hundreds of people from all over the country. Today I am attending Zoom meetings. Both experiences have provided me something to be grateful for

Dairy product sales, both at home and abroad, have changed more in the past 12 months than in any previous five- or 10-year time frame

we are all missing our people. Our tribe. Our community. As I write this column, we now are approaching five months of this new normal, and quite honestly, it feels anything but normal

The unthinkable events that occurred in the first six months of 2020 will more than likely have an exceptionally long tail. That tail could be 12 to 24 months out or it may even be years long

The 2020 pandemic is not yet over, but it is time to think critically about what can be learned from it

After four-plus years of being in the doldrums, milk prices finally started to pick up in the second half of 2019

It’s the question hanging over the country’s collective head as businesses look toward reopening plans . . . “When will Americans feel comfortable patronizing us?”

More than $545 million in producer payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) have already been approved by the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)

Agriculture commodity prices have been all over the board as markets adjusted to a variety of factors brought on by COVID-19

In dairy show circles, World War II caused 1943, 1944, and 1945 to become known simply as “The war years.”

The coronavirus pandemic is a once in a generation event that has wreaked havoc on the dairy market. Prices have collapsed, supply chains are damaged, and milk dumping has tragically become widespread

It has been a tough few months as the dairy industry has dealt with COVID-19. With milk processing challenges and the food service demand for dairy products both being negatively impacted, a steep drop...