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December class III milk advanced 58 cents to $17.73/cwt. January milk tacked on 55 cents to $18.30/cwt. February shot up 35 cents to $18.75/cwt. Class IV milk futures jumped 15-34 cents in the first half of 2022.

Canadian dairy farmers have recently been hit hard by two days of torrential rains, causing animals to be evacuated and milk to be dumped.

Winter ushers in a season of high tide for scours and pneumonia in preweaned calves. The sooner their sickness is detected, the more effective treatment and supportive therapy will be. Here’s a list of 10 ways to help.

The rumen may be taking center stage in digesting another global challenge: plastics

How is the dairy industry doing when it comes to meeting environmental and broader social responsibility commitments?

Some the historical cycles and seasonal price movements are not being followed as they have in the past. The bottom line is supply and demand.

The problem seems straightforward—you need someone to milk cows, feed cows or feed calves. Insert COVID-19 and labor shortages now into the picture and the answer to fill those vacant positions seems complex.

Inflation in the dairy sector is not as steep as it is for some of the food products.