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Mistrial Declared in Arizona Rancher’s Murder Trial
Mistrial Declared in Arizona Rancher’s Murder Trial

A lone juror stood between rancher George Kelly and innocent. “It is what it is, and it will be what it will be. Let me go home, okay?”

Greg Henderson
Education
USDA Shares Recent H5N1 Avian Flu Sequences
USDA Shares Recent H5N1 Avian Flu Sequences

APHIS announced it has shared 239 genetic sequences of the H5N1 avian flu virus which will help scientists look for new clues about the spread of the virus.

Lisa Schnirring - CIDRAP
Education
New York Farm Hosts Vanessa Bayer for ‘Dairy Diaries’
New York Farm Hosts Vanessa Bayer for ‘Dairy Diaries’

Actress Vanessa Bayer heads to Beck Farms, a fourth-generation dairy in upstate New York and will be featured on “Dairy Diaries” that premieres on April 22 exclusively on the Roku Channel in the U.S.

Dairy Management Inc
Dairy Production
Take Away Message from U.S. Milk Production Report: Road to Less Milk
Take Away Message from U.S. Milk Production Report: Road to Less Milk

The USDA Milk Production report shows that per cow milk production in the 24 major States for March was 3 less lbs. than last March. The 24 major States also had 71,000 head fewer than in March 2023.

Karen Bohnert
Business
Fairlife Breaks Ground on $650 Million Facility in New York
Fairlife Breaks Ground on $650 Million Facility in New York

Fairlife is known for its value-added dairy products, such as ultra-filtered milk, protein shakes and lactose-free milk. Soon, the company will be producing these popular products at its upcoming facility in N.Y.

Taylor Leach
Education
Crop Progress Update: Planters Pick Up Steam Across Most States
Crop Progress Update: Planters Pick Up Steam Across Most States

Corn planting is now 2% ahead of the five year national average, while soybeans are currently 4% ahead, according to the April 22, 2024, USDA Crop Progress report.

Matthew J. Grassi
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Opinions

Nevil Speer
Nevil Speer
Speer: Day-Old Calves Cost How Much…?

Prices for day-old beef-X-dairy (BXD) calves are often surprisingly high. But what used to be a highly discounted after-thought (straight dairy calves) is rapidly transforming into a meaningful source of production.

Jennifer Shike
Jennifer Shike
Animal Activists Are Waging War in Your Backyard

As I approached the site of my first animal activist rally, I kept my distance. I watched two people beside a small megaphone and a bag, checking their phones constantly. I leaned in anticipating what would happen next.

Guest Commentary
Guest Commentary
Extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Good for American Farmers

On Jan. 1, 2023, the percentage immediately deductible through bonus depreciation (a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) went from 100% to 80%. It will continue dropping by 20% each year until it reaches zero.

Greg Henderson
Greg Henderson
A Girl, a Goat and the Law: The Shasta County, CA, Boondoggle

How fair officials and the local sheriff, both unencumbered by intelligence, tarnished your image as a livestock producer and created a public relations disaster.