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April 25 2024
Futures prices indicate that 2024 could be the third-highest milk price year on record
April 25 2024
Monday, April 29 is the last day dairy farmers will be able to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program in 2024
April 18 2024
Biosecurity practices on dairy farms have been in the spotlight recently
April 18 2024
The detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows has dominated most of my conversations in late March and early April
April 18 2024
As news of Nasonville Dairy’s recent wins at the 35th biennial World Championship Cheese Contest began to reach our plant floor, we shared high-fives and congratulations all around
April 18 2024
A growing number of research studies show that heat stress during the dry period impacts milk production in the subsequent lactation, and not in a good way
April 11 2024
The term neutral detergent fiber (NDF) is familiar to most dairy producers and industry professionals
April 11 2024
We are entering a busy time on most dairy farms, with spring planting being a top priority along with so many other day-to-day responsibilities
April 11 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture shared finalized changes to the federally funded Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children on Tuesday
April 11 2024
Now that the strange symptoms observed in small pockets of U.S. dairy cattle that first gained widespread attention last month have been attributed to avian influenza, the question turns to how the disease...
April 4 2024
Dairy farmers hold many titles; they are accountants, managers, nutritionists, agronomists, and mechanics all in one, not to mention many more titles that we could add to the list
April 4 2024
Exports are critical to America’s dairy farmers and processors
April 4 2024
Following the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle in the states of Texas, New Mexico, Kansas, Idaho, and Michigan, a human case of HPAI has also been identified
April 4 2024
After the U.S. dairy industry experienced years of declining fertility in our cows, the trend finally turned around by the early 2000s
March 28 2024
Bill Weiss, a professor emeritus from The Ohio State University, calls it the “sampling dilemma.”
March 28 2024
The collapse of the 1.5-mile Francis Scott Key Bridge has caused the immediate and indefinite suspension of shipping traffic at the Port of Baltimore, which handles the most imports and exports of farm...
March 28 2024
With the Easter holiday fast approaching, dairy farmers are hoping for plenty of cheese and butter sales for spring holiday cooking needs
March 28 2024
Scary. Overwhelming. Stressful. These are the terms generally associated with succession planning
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