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A boom in high-tech processing capacity is redrawing the map for the U.S. dairy farmer, creating new hubs from Kansas to Idaho.

With summer patterns running up to four weeks behind schedule, meteorologist Don Day urges growers to plan in short windows for the second half of the growing season.

Technology can identify lame cows sooner, but experts say better hoof bath management is what keeps cows healthy in the first place.

With margins shrinking, 89% of dairy producers are fighting back at the feed bunk. Precision nutrition and homegrown forage have become the ultimate financial firewall for 2026.

As Silicon Valley hunts for rural land and water, Wisconsin dairy farmers face a $23,000-per-acre crisis that threatens to price the next generation out of their own family heritage.

Nutrition is playing a bigger role in heat stress management, with yeast, chromium and betaine stepping up as three tools to help ease the impact.

For all the demand wins dairy has seen this year, growing milk supplies and expanding cow numbers continue to keep dairy markets under pressure and prices trending lower.

Sen. Boozman’s Farm Bill 2.0 bolsters farm safety nets and updates conservation programs, but notably excludes Prop 12, E15 and pesticide labeling.

Heat stress affects the cellular and immune systems that protect dairy cows from disease, creating impacts that extend far beyond production losses.