Mike Opperman

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Dairy farmers should consider alfalfa as a solution on prevent plant acres.
Elections were held at recent Holstein Association annual meeting.
Best practices from 25 pilot projects across the U.S., the European Union and Russia will be studied.
Dairy producers are facing an industry with too much product and not enough capacity, forcing prices south over at least through the first half of 2018.
When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was ratified back on Jan. 1, 1994, President Clinton was in the White House, Forrest Gump was talking about boxes of chocolates and World Dairy Expo had just celebrated its 25th year. Dairy exports were at roughly 3 percent of production and there was a groundswell of support for a formal supply management program to do something with the oversupply of milk.
Producers need strong export demand to keep U.S. milk prices steady
There are a variety of calcium supplements available to help cows transition smoothly from calving to peak milk.
Partnerships between the dairy checkoff and retail brands help strengthen demand for dairy products.
While soil compaction is inevitable, especially during a wet spring or fall, it’s important to recognize and fix problem areas.
When, how and where you soil test makes a difference.
This instructional how-to series offers step-by-step solutions for your dairy.
Now that the trade dispute between Canada and the U.S. has died down, maybe the two countries can resume normal relations.
We’ve learned a lot about the current dairy situation by listening to producer stories.
Barn housing 600 cows was leveled.
A perfect storm of winterkill and late first-crop harvest means many producers will be dealing with poor forages this feeding season.