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Aug. 7 2025
At any given moment, determinants contributing to the dairy market are — to say the least — dynamic, interconnected, and cumulative
Aug. 7 2025
Water quality is easily taken for granted, but it’s imperative to the functions of all roles in quality milk
Aug. 7 2025
As replacement heifer prices continue to reach historic highs, today’s dairy producers must focus on getting the most out of their replacements
July 31 2025
Supply and demand may dictate markets, but stepping back to discern before following the crowd might be your best move when considering a dairy-beef calf purchase
July 31 2025
Butter continues to be the case study for how real dairy products have been dogged by plant-derived imitators for decades
July 31 2025
As the buzzword of the year seems to be sustainability, the addition of anaerobic digesters on dairy farms across the U.S has been making headway
July 24 2025
Long before the rise of social media influencers, Wisconsin’s Alice in Dairyland program embraced the power of personality to encourage interest in the state’s agricultural economy
July 24 2025
When genetic evaluations are released on August 12, 2025, Holstein breeders will have a new selection trait to use and predicted transmitting abilities (PTAs) for calving traits will look a little bit...
July 24 2025
Just one outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in one dairy cow herd resulted in a more than $700,000 loss, according to a new study published by a team of Cornell University researchers
July 17 2025
As part of its effort to protect communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has created a draft risk assessment modeling human exposure to the...
July 17 2025
Next to a dairy farm’s monthly milk check, cull cows and beef-on-dairy calves round out the top three revenue streams for U.S. dairy producers
July 17 2025
Behind every round bale lies a complex seesaw between moisture levels, microbes, and decisions that can make or break its value
July 10 2025
Having extra colostrum on hand is both a wise and reasonable choice for dairies. Specifically, frozen colostrum can be warmed when needed to feed a calf when fresh colostrum is unavailable
July 10 2025
The tables below highlight the magnitude of trade of dairy products by major categories relative to domestic markets at varying times
July 10 2025
With any changes, there is often discussion around balancing the risk of early adoption with the risk of late adoption
July 3 2025
Negotiations panned out for Teamsters Local 577 members at Tyson Foods of Amarillo, Texas, after they overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike in late June
July 3 2025
As humans, we believe that we are better than average at multitasking, but in reality, multitasking and the skills it takes to run a maternity barn is a complex set of relationships between the cow, newborn...
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