Learning by doing is the mantra for a lot of dairy farmers and Walter Graves is no exception. Graves was recently awarded a Young Jersey Breeder Award from the American Jersey Cattle Association.

The high temperatures and lack of rain that face south-central Missouri have not only played havoc on Michelle Eilenstine’s mind, but also with her corn crop.

It was a mixed bag in the CME dairy product trade. Block cheese and barrel cheese fell, while butter gained. Class III milk futures tumbled lower on the day.

As we soon will be flipping the calendar to August, you likely already have your chopper in the shop. Mike North, president with ever.ag says there is a narrow window to get things priced in terms of silage.

One, two, three strikes you’re out. While this saying goes hand in hand with baseball, some farmers are wondering how many strikes until they let an employee go, as they deal with one issue after the next.

Tuesday’s spot dairy product session was higher and Class III milk futures surge forward.