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USDA’s first official net farm income forecast shows an expected 16% drop in 2023 net farm income, largely due to a decline in commodity prices and government payments with higher expenses and costs at the farm level.

If cash rent leases are negotiated via auction, Jim Rothermich is seeing prices drawing double – even triple digit gains. In Illinois, prices are up 90% to 120% compared to the previous year.

One standard measurement most dairies look at is the number of confirmed pregnancies in their herd. While preg checks often coincide with herd health days, more and more dairies have turned to blood-based pregnancy test.

Getting cows pregnant is vital to keeping the pipeline full. According to Jeremey Natzke of Wayside Dairy, a 35% plus pregnancy rate equates to an outstanding repro program and a number his dairy worked hard to achieve.

Practicing active listening is a way to strengthen your farm leadership skills by reinforcing relationships, building trust and better communicating with your team.

Buyers of dairy products on the spot market have not been aggressive in 2023. They see plentiful supplies and no indication of that changing anytime soon. Here’s what that could spell in terms of milk prices.

Heifers are the future of your milking herd. They need your attention and management. Remember, bigger is better, and to achieve that we need good feed management, reproduction and environment.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Friday new nutrition standards for school meals. Here’s what it could mean for dairy.

Has the ‘golden ticket’ to cattle feeding efficiency and carcass yield with reduction in methane gas emissions and wet waste been found? FBN, along with its partner, Boveta Nutrition, LLC, believe so.

Question and answer session with Beth Ford, Executive Vice President and COO, Land O’Lakes, Inc.