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19 Minnesota dairy farms affected by US-Canada trade dispute

Nonfat dry milk futures are down 12% amid trade war concerns.

Nebraska’s wide grasslands, fields of golden corn and gushing aquifers make the state a nearly perfect home for cows that are content to live a quiet life of chewing cud and being milked.

Dairy farmers currently face challenges that prior generations also had to overcome. However, today’s farmers are also facing new challenges. Increased pressure from consumers is not only impacting farmers, but processors, too.

It’s been more than a year of sustained low milk prices. For small farms like Sugar Hill Dairy, a first-generation operation started 15 years ago in Kersey, Colo., that means difficult choices.

Producers need strong export demand to keep U.S. milk prices steady

Greek yogurt passed General Mills’ top brand in popularity.

Check out the results of the 2019 dairyherd.com poll.

WESTBY, Wis. (AP) — Ryan Dunnum had tears in his eyes as he looked over the empty milking parlor that he built. It hadn’t been used since

The Newton County, Indiana Sheriff’s Office announced it has arrested one of three men charged following accusations of animal abuse at the nation’s largest dairy farm.