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The country’s mid-section is experiencing nice, warm temperatures for fall. It may not last for long.

We are wrapping up Dairy Week with a look at the export market. Right now, about 17% of the dairy produced in the U.S. is getting shipped out.

This year has been anything but predictable for dairy prices between dumping milk, the pandemic and price recovery.

The derecho left its mark on Iowa’s crops but it also impacted livestock producers, especially dairies.

AgDay national reporter, Betsy Jibben, reports the pandemic is cutting into that demand at school districts across the country.

AgDay national reporter, Betsy Jibben, continues our Dairy Week Coverage and introduces us to two families who show every year.

AgDay national reporter, Betsy Jibben, introduces us to the man who helped create some of the most popular food items you can order.

Some areas received a shot of rain early in the week too. However, it’s been so dry in some places that farmers are cutting silage the earliest they have since the drought of 2012.

The pandemic continues to impact some dairy farmer’s bottom lines. Some dairy producers will likely receive a smaller milk check than they anticipated later this month due to the producer price differential (PPD).

Thirty-two million food boxes have been delivered as part of USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The Food Bank of Northern Indiana shows how the program is making a difference in people’s lives.

Producers look at Washington to see if any farm labor or immigration laws will be passed to help the ag industry. Fair Oaks Farms in Northern Indiana, is moving towards robots for the very reason.

Fair Oaks Farms co-founder and owner sits down for a one-on-one interview. It's been nearly six months since the farm's reputation was stung after animal activists released undercover videos of alleged animal abuse.

It's no surprise corn maturity is behind pace. However, does this create a pricing problem for silage?

The attention was also on trade at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin and concern the European Union could retaliate. How are U.S. dairy exports now? AgDay takes a look.

Dairy analysts are calling 2019 ‘a recovery year’ with 2020 being even better.

Prices are improving for dairy farmers across the country. However, analysts say it’s not enough to aid financial losses over the last couple of years.

Trade with China is also a topic on Capitol Hill. The Senate Ag Committee holding a hearing on the state of the livestock industry. It was a hearing from representatives throughout the livestock sector.

Inspectors tested and discovered a harmful chemical in tainted sewer sludge from the Lapeer, Michigan waste water treatment plant, back in 2017. Those solids were used for fertilizer. Today, it’s still not an option.

Farm Journal Report: Silage, Bedding Worries Continue To Be Widespread AgDay and U.S. Farm Report reporter Betsy Jibben has the story in this Farm Journal Report.

AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben talks with Dr. Jan Shearer, a Professor and Extension Veterinarian at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University to break it down scene by scene.

Producers Worry About Lack Of Feed and Bedding Come Fall AgDay National Reporter Betsy Jibben talks with John Metzger, a dairy farmer from Kimmell, Indiana and Marcelo Oberto, an independent dairy consultant.

The nation’s largest dairy remains in the headlines this week after an animal activist group released multiple videos of alleged animal abuse. AgDay and U.S. Farm Report's Betsy Jibben has a report.

AgDay's Betsy Jibben had a discussion with one of the panelists, Dr. Jan Shearer, a Professor and Extension Veterinarian at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University to break it down scene by scene.

Canada’s Minister of Agriculture, Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture joined Perdue and took questions from the audience. They didn’t have many answers when asked when steel and aluminum tariffs may be lifted.

Here are some words you may have not associated together: manure and clean water. One dairy in Washington is turning manure into water using worms.

Here are some words you may have not associated together: manure and clean water. One dairy in Washington is turning manure into water using worms.

Friday is the day the USDA releases a mountain of grain reports all at one time because of a delay caused by the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

There are a slew of regulations now in California with the start of the new year. Regulations which will impact farmers and how many hours and how much pay farm workers will receive in the state.

The FARM Animal Care Program turns 10 years old in 2019. It is administered by the National Milk Producers Federation and Dairy Management Incorporated. AgDay and U.S. Farm Report national reporter Betsy Jibben has more.

A new farm program is setting the bar with how to treat employees on the farm. Betsy Jibben shows us how the National Milk Producers Federation is raising the bar nationwide at the Moo Riah Dairy in Melba, Idaho.

J.J. Pagel, with Pagels Ponderosa Dairy; Jamie Witcpalek with Pagels Ponderosa Dairy; Chris Szydel, with Pagels Ponderosa Dairy; Brandon Treichler, a veterinarian and Jamie Jonker with the NMPF.

J.J. Pagel, with Pagels Ponderosa Dairy; Jamie Witcpalek with Pagels Ponderosa Dairy; Chris Szydel, with Pagels Ponderosa Dairy; Brandon Treichler, a veterinarian and Jamie Jonker with the NMPF.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, 497 dairy farms have called it quits year-to-date. While Wisconsin is a big dairy state, operations are closing throughout the U.S.

Two of the world’s closest allies, the United States and Canada, couldn’t be more apart on what’s right for their dairy industries with USMCA. The Canadian dairy industry does not like the potential agreement.

Andrew and Blake Place own and operate a goat dairy called Hidden Pastures Goat Dairy in Glenfield, New York. What sets them apart is their creation of goat gelato made out of goat’s milk.

Andrew and Blake Place own and operate a goat dairy called Hidden Pastures Goat Dairy in Glenfield, New York. What sets them apart is their creation of goat gelato made out of goat’s milk.

It turns out, that’s not quite true. The CDC said they made a mathematical error in its calculation. However, the numbers are still high and farmer suicides are a growing concern.

The benchmark is called the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management, or FARM Animal Care Program developed by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) with support from Dairy Management Inc.

Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan is no longer able to weather the uncertainty in the dairy industry and has a plan to close the doors to its dairy operation the summer of 2019.

Kim Minich, a LaPorte County, Indiana producer, is the tradition of an Indiana dairy farmer handing a cold glass of milk to the winning driver in victory lane at the Indianapolis 500.

Kim Minich, a LaPorte County, Indiana producer, is the tradition of an Indiana dairy farmer handing a cold glass of milk to the winning driver in victory lane at the Indianapolis 500.

As the northern stretches of the U.S. are dealing with one of the coldest April on record, planters are slowly starting to unfreeze.

The Beef Checkoff Promotional Board, along with some of its subcontractors, are taking the initiative a step further, studying disease transmission, antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance.

The Beef Checkoff Promotional Board, along with some of its subcontractors, are taking the initiative a step further, studying disease transmission, antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance.

Scott Bros. Dairy in Southern California is an operation of 1,100 milking Holsteins on a 900 acre ranch. The operation is one of the few remaining family-owned operations which supplies its own creamery down the road in Chino. 

USDA’s latest milk production report showed August production at 17 billion pounds, an increase of 2 percent from 2016.

There’s no denying there is a large crop of corn and soybeans in the United States this year. Should producers lock in with these prices for feed right now? AgDay national reporter Betsy Jibben talks with Bryan Doherty, a senior market advisor with Stewart-Peterson at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisc.    

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is easing its policy on some domestic milk products. It’s a change the dairy industry has been pushing for 20 years, but trade tension with Canada brought it to the forefront.  Earlier this year, Canada changed its policy and stopped importing ultra-filtered (UF) milk products from the United States. Many processors, like Grassland Dairy Products, a processor in Wisconsin, were forced to drop all of its producers and those farmers scrambled to find a home. 

In April, Grassland Dairy Products, located in Greenwood, Wisc., notified its producers they had until the end of the month to find a new processor. 

Soil seems like a long way from the milk aisle but one Wisconsin dairyman is making caring for the land a top priority for producing a top product and turning into a partnership between rural and urban. For Jeff Endres of Endres BerryRidge Farms, the responsibility of a good producer goes further than just working with cattle -it starts in the soil.