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Mike Simone, Executive Director of market Research and Intelligence with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says high beef prices are here to stay for a while for several reasons.

And the eight official judges of World Dairy Expo 2023 are...

Sometimes the biggest inspiration comes in the smallest packages. This certainly holds true for Brynn Grewe. The pint-size dairy farm girl serves as a true inspiration, as she embodies strength, grit and perseverance.

When the House and Senate returns on Tuesday, lawmakers will have just five days left to avoid a shutdown, which would impact several USDA services, including key reports. 

The first MILK Business Conference award winners have been announced and will be recognized at the 2023 MILK Business Conference set for Nov. 28-30, at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.

The U.S. Farm Report will once again conduct a live taping at the 2023 Milk Business Conference. Host, Tyne Morgan, will ask questions about the Farm Bill, the economy, milk prices and so much more.

The dairy economy is in rough shape. This is what Ken Bailey shared at the Dairy Financial and Risk Management Conference. He said that higher prices will come when domestic and global demand resurges in 2025.

John Deere and DeLaval have joined efforts to create the Milk Sustainability Center (MSC), a digital ecosystem to help dairy farmers improve the efficiency and sustainability of their operations.

The unique growing conditions of the 2023 crop year have a lot of dairy producers on edge about the quality and safety of their new-crop corn silage. But the experts advise that there’s probably little need to panic.

Many of us are in the fast lane with kids graduating and we're getting a lesson on just how fast time goes. Thank your children for all the help they do on the farm and start thinking about who their replacement will be.

Missouri soils unlocked a ‘golden’ antibiotic 75 years ago that’s still used in livestock today.

Working with family can be both challenging and rewarding. However, tensions can build if clearly defined roles and responsibilities are not established for each person. The good news is there are ways to navigate.

Nearly two years after close to 10,000 John Deere workers went on strike over a labor dispute, the company is indefinitely laying off 225 jobs from its Harvester Works location in October.

As brent crude futures soar toward $100, it's creating a new battle in the Federal Reserve's effort to fight inflation. One money manager warns another rate hike is likely. 

Of all the reasons to attend World Dairy Expo, learning something new ranks high on the list.

The University of Missouri became the first college to land an electric autonomous tractor, a tool that will drive teaching and research into the future.

The Tauers’ workforce is different than most. They work with the University of Minnesota through their training program as a host farm for foreign interns, who work with the family for six months to a year at a time.

Members of Congress are currently in disagreement over how long it will take to get a new farm bill finished, which is why one ag economist fears it could take two years to finally see a new Farm Bill.

From the Mississippi River to the Panama Canal, this year’s drought has resulted in low water levels that are likely to disrupt agricultural production and trade through at least the end of the year.

Down 0.2 percent, the August 2023 USDA Milk Production report did not document much change from the previous year. Following suite, milk production per cow in the 24 major states declined by 1 lb. per cow.

These commonly overlooked issues are holding your herd back.

Farmers have learned to live by one of life’s biggest lessons – always expect the unexpected. But sometimes even the unexpected can still cause us to pause and scratch our heads.

Mercer Vu Dairy wanted to utilize group housing and waste milk to raise their preweaned calves with round-the-clock access to milk. Here's how they came up with their own one-of-a-kind system.

Cybersecurity is no longer just about avoiding those sketchy phishing emails or resetting our passwords. It’s about being aware of our online presence in animal ag and how that may make us vulnerable to extremists.

The most successful and sustainable dairy producers are looking for ways to pinpoint profitability, and perhaps one of the greatest opportunities that lies ahead is in technology.

U.S. Senators are calling out the FDA, pushing them to ban lab-grown dairy alternatives from utilizing dairy terms to label non-dairy products.

Taking a fresh look at how farms train and develop employees can make all the difference in the overall success of a farm. Register today for Milk Business Conference to hear more about becoming the employer of choice.

Sometimes life doesn't go the way it was planned. Most farmers understand this all too well. But sometimes life’s curveballs provide opportunities to grow and learn. This holds true for the Dinderman family of Illinois.

Mortgage interest rates just hit a twenty-year high, topping 7%. High borrowing costs will slowly dampen farmer demand for acres as record land prices mean all but a few will have to borrow some to buy.

Can Chat GPT become a valuable resource for farming and food production? Here are six possible uses for ChatGPT on a dairy farm.

Dairy technology innovation. Industry networking. Educational seminars. Elite cattle shows and sales. Dairy youth activities. It’s all there and more at the 2023 World Dairy Expo, slated for October 1-6 in Madison, Wis.

It's no wonder farmers experience higher levels of anxiety and depression because of the many factors they deal with that are out of their control. But how does that affect their family? A new study sheds light.

With large dairies putting on thousands of hours on a payloader annually, producers understand the importance of carving out time to review what equipment works best for their operation.

At the farmgate, recent milk checks have been downright ugly for many producers across the U.S., with revenues well below production costs in a challenging year. But what’s ahead for the remainder of 2023?

Here are some pro tips for managing the busy-ness of fall and making your time work for you.

The connection to simpler times resonates with most everyone. This is why Dan & Debbie’s Creamery in Ely, Iowa, is bringing back the milkman. 

Assistance will be available to dairy operations that had to dump or remove milk without compensation from the commercial milk market due to qualifying weather events during the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.

The Livestock Consolidation Research Act would direct a study on the impact of livestock industry consolidation, and a report about how this has affected new market entrants, access to resources and purchasing power.

A massive question dairy producers often ask themselves is who should be raising replacement heifers. Should they be raised by the producer, contracted out and customed raised, or should they be purchased?

While the effects lameness can have on dairy cattle are easy to see, identifying lame cows can be harder to catch.

Think of your own success story, even if your path wasn’t straightforward. The industry is great because of all our great leaders who have continued to push hard, driving their businesses forward.

Beef-on-dairy is arguably the most significant advancement for the U.S. beef industry in a generation, and no current review of the State of the Beef Industry would be complete without examining its impact.

China's GDP growth could possibly drop lower than the U.S. this year. In fact, fewer and fewer sectors are healthy, and only then by direct government intervention.

Weakening demand for dairy in Brazil shuts door on Uruguayan exporters.

Get to know Dairy Farmers of America President and CEO, Dennis Rodenbaugh

A team of Purdue University researchers has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve feed efficiency and consistency on dairy farms by using automated video analytics systems.

If you are like most dairy farmers, milk production tracking and monitoring animal health indicators are the primary reasons for investing in milk meters.

Dairy cow culling is at near-record levels and scorching August heat has docked milk production throughout most of the country.

The company, based in Columbia, Mo., manufactures vaccines for livestock to aid in the protection of numerous diseases caused by gram-negative bacteria. 

Travel to Carpenter, Wy., and you’ll see two-thirds of the state’s 9,000 dairy cows, who are milked at Burnett Dairy. You’ll also get to see an upcoming second-generation dairy farmer, Reese Burnett.