Dairy Herd
Butter and cheese prices have fallen substantially since the highs were established. The supply outlook has changed with reports indicating there should be sufficient supply through the end of the year.
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CME barrels continued to plunge, falling to $2.2975 per pound, shedding $0.1025 on the day and -$0.2925 from the Friday before.
Biden administration officials are meeting with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to urge good faith negotiations in the ongoing labor dispute with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA).
In South Dakota, you’ll find a 130-year-old dairy operation that runs on passion, perseverance and a focus on finding the right people. This dynamic trifecta is what makes up the unparalleled culture of MoDak Dairy.
The January 1, 2024, beef cow herd inventory was 28.22 million head, down 2.5 percent year over year and a decrease of 3.47 million head or 10.9 percent lower, from the cyclical peak in 2019.
Ag tech startup MyAnIML and USDA find first-of-its-kind facial recognition technology successfully analyzes cattle muzzles to predict illness.
The end of summer means more than cooler nights, changing leaves, and football Fridays. It also brings with it a downward shift in colostrum production on dairy farms.
Laurenio Vitorino came to America at only 15-years-old. After facing years of hardships and bullying, he found his calling working at a nearby dairy. 34 years later, he continues to bring excellence to the table.
Despite nearly 24 inches of snow, below-zero temperatures and raging winds that some people are affectionately calling “Death Storm #2,” Illinois livestock producers are finding ways to overcome the horrific conditions.
Bateman’s Mosida Farms in Utah is named the 2024 Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year by the IDFA because of their ability to innovate and diversify to better care for their cattle and land.
A dairy cow’s #1 job is to produce milk, and she needs a lot of water to do that. But two studies recently published in the Journal of Dairy Science show that water access and consumption is not an equal-opportunity proposition for cows.
For long-term success, farm leaders should regularly assess the landscape of their operation and adjust their strategies accordingly.
One of the things I love most about Christmas trees is the power they evoke to simply remember. Here are some special livestock-themed Christmas trees filled with memories to last a lifetime.
Fifteen years into growing a farm and a family together, everything changed for Ron and Sherri Prins and their four young kids. A diagnosis made the couple lean on their faith and on one another more than ever before.
These 10 steps can help keep your employees from walking away.
Prioritizing culture is often overlooked when it comes to employee management and retention.
More than a decade after banning whole and reduced-fat milk from being served during school lunches, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in support of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.
The future home of the American Royal moves forward on facility to “create a food and agriculture innovation district that will be unlike any other in the world,” said Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.
At 96 years young, Paul Dotterer still runs the chopper during harvest season on his family’s dairy farm - and he enjoys every minute of it.
Supply chain issues once again are hitting the U.S. dairy industry. This time, it’s a shortage of milk cartons.
One dairy’s unique approach to employee retention.
God bless grain cart drivers. They are great mind readers, understanding all those hand signals that are hard to interpret and hard to see, and the person who generally takes all the blame.
The agricultural headlines of 2023 have issued a steady drumbeat of drought – particularly in the Corn Belt, where so much U.S. livestock feed is grown. But just how bad was it?
Leading financial experts underscore the importance of farmers understanding the do’s and don’ts of a Line of Credit that will help producers during the downside of the rollercoaster markets they have gotten to know.
America’s largest retail store has announced its plans to build a $350 million milk processing plant in Valdosta, Ga.
With crops slowly coming in off the fields, now is a good time to start thinking about soil testing. Here are five reasons why fall testing may be more ideal than spring.
Farmers have learned to live by one of life’s biggest lessons – always expect the unexpected. But sometimes even the unexpected can still cause us to pause and scratch our heads.
Travel to Carpenter, Wy., and you’ll see two-thirds of the state’s 9,000 dairy cows, who are milked at Burnett Dairy. You’ll also get to see an upcoming second-generation dairy farmer, Reese Burnett.
To boost employee retention, farms need leaders who can effectively inspire and guide others. The job often requires its leaders to possess a handful of characteristics not necessarily used on other areas of the farm.
Ireland’s Agriculture Minister has been looking into various ways to reduce methane emissions, including culling 200,000 cows over the next three years.