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The ongoing milk price rollercoaster that seems to be on a downward track has once again forced a Dairy Margin Coverage payment to be issued in 2023. The DMC income over feed costs for April is $5.84/cwt.
It appears June Class III milk could be below $16.00 and back to the lowest level since August 2021.
The president and CEO of Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), Patrick Criteser shares his career path, advice, lessons learned and more in a casual sit-down conversation.
“We don’t need to rewrite the entire farm bill,” Rep. Thompson (R-Pa.) says. “We’re comfortable with many parts of the 2018 bill and there aren’t many tweaks, instead things we need to protect and invest in.”
The Institute for the Future predicts that nearly 85% of the jobs that today’s students will do in 2030 don’t exist yet, underscores how big of a task it is for colleges to prepare students for a changing future.
Robots, sensors, connected devices, virtual reality and even artificial intelligence (AI) have become a daily presence in our hospitals. As agriculture is facing its own transformation what lessons can we learn?
As the leader of your operation, having hard conversations with employees can sometimes be part of the job.
Follow this strategy to reduce turnover and increase morale on your farm team.
In 2006, dairy producer Ken Smith and family purchased an old truck stop property near their family dairy farm and began an ice cream business. Moo Thru has grown in more ways than one.
Dairy producers have adjusted to uncertainties that face them such as rising feed costs, ongoing labor challenges and navigating a pandemic and its ripple effect. Three producers share how they tackle uncertainties.
The USDA recently proposed to cut the amount of dairy provided through the WIC food package by up to 6 quarts per month, depending on the participant, with the largest reduction for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
The global dairy market could be navigating a bumpy road through the course of 2023.
Have you ever wondered why some topics, people, or plans resist change?
The dairy industry has been impacted by overtime labor rules, rigorous permitting processes and the shortage of water. As a result, cows are migrating toward areas like South Dakota, who has seen tremendous growth.
Tucked in the rolling hills of a quaint New England town, Fairholm Farm in Woodstock, Ct., a century-old farm’s recipe for success also includes technology and securing additional profit sources.
Grants of up to $10,000 for new programs to build the skills of students and dairy producers or increase public trust in the people and products of dairy are available through Dairy’s Foundation.
The area was hit especially hard by historic rains on Friday. It is home to several feedyards, with owners and operators trying to assess the number of cows lost due to flood waters rising so quickly.
A few dairies have pushed pause on building projects due to interest rates and market uncertainties. Others are stuck in limbo not knowing whether to move forward or wait it out.
The best way for producers to improve feed efficiency and lower costs is to increase forage quality.
“You’re not rich until you have something money can’t buy.”- Reese Burnett
Dairy farmers have always known that drinking milk can help you land a spot in the winner’s circle. But does the type of real milk matter? According to one recent study, it does.
The saying that we’re all in this together isn’t necessarily felt by those that suffer from mental health. Randy Roecker, a Wisconsin dairy farmer, who has been very open about his mental health struggle agrees.
When selecting a new accounting system there are several questions farmers must first ask themselves.
Often times, life reveals a path greater than anything we could have planned on our own. That’s how it worked out for Cindale Farms when they embarked upon the journey to Southern Craft Creamery.
Purina Animal Nutrition gathers supply chain to discuss opportunities and challenges with beef-on-dairy segment.
The USDA recently announced that it will now offer assistance to dairy producers within the organic sector with the implementation of the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program.
The livestock production businesses of the future will need to balance much more than the bottom line.
Head to Lancaster County Pennsylvania and the sweet aroma of candy can be smelled on a family dairy farm. Red Knob Dairy has been feeding upcycled Hershey candy waste to their cows for more than a decade.
More dairy heifer raisers are taking a page from the feedlot world these days by utilizing liquid supplements as carriers for vitamins, trace minerals, and feed additives in heifer TMRs.