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Wisconsin joins USDA and California in not collecting the dairy checkoff on milk dumped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Program sign-ups will begin May 26. USDA plans to begin issuing payments the first week of June.

All in all, analysts agree milk prices could fall a staggering 20%, which would put us in the neighborhood of 2008 prices.

The dairy industry’s reinvented cousin is the veal business, an entity staging an exciting second act after years of decline.

Due to the uncertainty in markets, University of Minnesota economist is urging dairy farmers to lock in prices now.

DFA will acquire the assets, rights, interests, and properties relating to 44 of Dean Foods fluid and frozen facilities for $433 million.

The actual number of heifers you need to maintain herd size can be quite surprising.

Each culling decision should be a bit individualized, based on a heifer’s genetic background and health history.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) submitted to USDA a joint plan to confront the COVID-19 dairy crisis.

Step up, overcommunicate and solve problems during a crisis.