Managing 900 cows across two dairy sites, the Baerwolf family built Sassy Cow Creamery into a destination where farming, processing and agritourism come together.

Seven years after a catastrophic fire, a dairy family reflects on the perfect storm that tested their grit and built the unbreakable team unit driving their success in 2026.

Ice cream production jumped 7% in May, but a relentless heat dome is now curbing milk supply and pressuring a market where Class III prices continue to slide lower.

Lower corn and soybean meal prices are giving dairy producers a chance to lock in feed costs and protect margins, even as milk markets face continued pressure.

With 400 groups in lockstep, Chairman G.T. Thompson’s labor bill moves to the House Judiciary Committee. The goal: Open year-round H-2A access for the first time since the program’s creation in 1986 and cap mandatory wage hikes.

Researchers at Penn State are developing the CalfHealth System, an AI-powered platform that combines behavior monitoring, precision livestock technologies and veterinary diagnostics to identify calves at risk for bovine respiratory disease before obvious clinical signs appear.

From high-tech dairies to young producers and long-time employees, the MILK Business Awards spotlight the people and operations shaping where dairy goes next.

The beef-on-dairy boom is saving producer margins, but it’s also swelling the U.S. milking herd and driving a bearish commodity market for the second half of 2026.