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Ban is forcing a shift of dairy supplies from Europe to other global markets, where competition for buyers is intensifying.

Where today sits a small pile of freshly turned western Kansas soil soon will be Meadowlark Dairy Nutrition, a Dairy Farmers of America milk processing plant.

Switching from newspaper pomice to compost bedding changed everything for an Oregon dairy farm.

SwissLane Dairy Farms of Alto, Mich. will host its 100th anniversary and the family operation has invited consumers to a barn party for a celebration.

Hickory Hill Milk dairy farm in Edgefield County, S.C. produces non-homogenized whole milk, chocolate milk and buttermilk. Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/living/food-drink/article36919302.html#storylink=cpy

Robotic milking has helped free up time for other duties around and off the farm for a South Dakota dairyman.

A cheese plant in northeast Iowa has begun a $20 million expansion of the facility.

The dairy industry in 2015 is experiencing a similar down cycle to 2009 and 2012. These volatile market swings are not new or unexpected. There are management practices that can be implemented to help sustain the dairy operation.

Take time to review the latest Net Merit percentile rankings for the August 2015 genetic evaluations and update your sire selection goals.

Dairy product sales continue their historical growth pattern in the U.S., which is good news for milk prices.