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The Flowers have grown from small beginnings to international trade, with ties to South America and Europe

Why it pays to move past the Schedule F

The money is there, but the rules are changing

Pfizer Animal Health's EXCEDE® Sterile Suspension has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of foot rot.

The National Milk Producers Federation elected Randy Mooney as its new Chairman during its 2008 annual meeting last week in Nashville, Tenn.

Sorghum holds new promise as a source of ethanol

Unprecedented actions by financial policymakers

Democrats sense Senate control is within grasp

Add-ons rev up the utility of your all-terrain vehicle

In 2009, our cost of production for corn should be roughly 54¢ per bushel less than with conventional tillage

Banishing earworm and a new nitrogen fix

Round and Round the Hay Field We Go

A new booklet and decision-making tool and an updated reference guide reach farmers via the Internet

Handy feeder corrals round hay bales

It saddens me to see a conservation program as successful as CRP hijacked.

Through the national checkoff program, dairy producers are helping grow the dairy industry, according to producer leaders who spoke to more than 1,000 dairy producers and other industry representatives at the 2008 National Dairy Promotion and Research Board/United Dairy Industry Association/National Milk Producers Federation Joint Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tenn.

With pricey fertilizer, act early and consider all your options

Time to make smart cuts

A new biofuels source gains interest

Damage from Monday's fire and explosion at a California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) powder and butter plant is expected to be minimal, the co-op's CEO said today.

Cooperatives Working Together announced today that it accepted eight export assistance bids last week for the sale of butter, anhydrous milkfat and whole milk powder.

Cooperatives Working Together will conduct a new herd retirement program this fall, its second this year.

University of Washington dairy scientists found no difference in mastitis following shortened dry periods in four herds they studied.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will hold a hearing on October 30 and 31 to consider implementation of a six-month, $1/cwt. "surcharge” on the regulated minimum prices for Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 milk.

Somatic cell counts ticked slightly upward last year in four Federal Milk Marketing Order monitored by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced today that it accepted five export assistance bids last week for the sale of cheese, butter and whole milk powder.

Fonterra, New Zealand's large dairy coop, reports an 11.8% fall in milk powder prices at its latest internet auction, as financial market turmoil and an economic slowdown hit demand.

Sen. Russ Feingold (D., Wis.) has sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab over reported plans that the U.S. is planning to put dairy on the table of P4 Pacific Trade Pace, which includes New Zealand.