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Is your farm up to meeting the demands on production and labor of a value-added operation while conveying a consumer-friendly farm image? Here are some points to consider when evaluating your farm.

Mars Wrigley and Land O’Lakes, Inc. are coming together in a pilot project that aims to move forward on-farm dairy sustainability with the hopes of reducing dairy greenhouse gas emissions.

Milk production was close to unchanged (+0.1%) from a year earlier during April, after a 0.6% decline in March.

Key factors indicate that milk prices will continue to strengthen as we progress through the year.

Learn from observations related to the most recent financial summaries written by Penn State Extension’s dairy business management team.

Partnerships between the dairy checkoff and retail brands help strengthen demand for dairy products.

The transition period, early lactation and breeding age heifers all critical to milk income

One third of all dairy cows will have at least one clinical disease event in the first 90 days of lactation.

U.S. dairy farmers that have seen an unprecedented number of bankruptcies in some parts of the country are looking closely at what sort of boost they may get from the Trump administration’s trade aid package.

A subtle but steady “procedural drift” away from the consistency can cost dollars and cents.