The Office of Investment Security proposed a rule on Friday that would require foreign entities to garner U.S. government approval before they are able to purchase land within 100 miles of eight military bases.

The record for most lifetime milk produced by a registered Holstein cow has been broken once again in 2023. This time by Nor-Bert Colby Connie, a 14-year-old Holstein owned by Nor-Bert Farm in Bremen, Indiana.

After culling nearly a quarter million cows in January, the U.S. dairy herd currently sits at 9.435 million head – the largest since August 2021. That growth gap is being filled largely with springing heifers.

Butter and nonfat dry milk rose in value while both cheese contracts and whey fell.

A big U.S. corn crop could further reduce feed prices.

Raising heifers is expensive, to be sure. But in the long run, raising them right is far more important than raising them cheap.