As beef-on-dairy becomes more of the standard, disconnects between dairies and feedlots continue to challenge collaboration and performance.

With the herd size at a 30-year high and production growing, milk prices are under pressure going into the new year. However, strong cattle prices are changing the math for dairy farmers.

Dairy’s future hinges on immigration reform. Labor is the top challenge with immigrant workers milking over two-thirds of cows. Pragmatic, bipartisan solutions are vital for sustainability.

RaboResearch senior dairy analyst Lucas Fuess says booming milk output in the U.S. and other major exporters is tipping markets into oversupply — and signaling tougher price terrain heading into early 2026.

Dairy farmers are facing a growing layer of digital risk.

With increasing insecticide resistance and the emergence of new tick and tick-borne pathogen species, veterinary entomologists are more critical than ever.