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Dairy Calf Growth-enhancement Tools headline Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) inaugural webinar.

USDA Tuesday announced the availability of a new web-based tool to help dairy producers evaluate participation in the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.

Dwight Raber, of Raber Dairy Farms in northeast Ohio’s Stark County says he can no longer make a living by milking cows. State statistics show the number of dairy farms in Ohio dropped to fewer than 2,000.

Dairy owners in Minnesota face difficulty finding workers.

The volume of dairy exports in January dropped while struggling farmers could get some more relief as Congress has raised debt limits for Chapter 12 bankruptcy.

A growing body of evidence suggests there are wide-reaching benefits to following colostrum with several feedings of transition milk.

Current springer values were stable to slightly higher – and Holstein heifer calves significantly higher – in all reported markets in the past month.

The Southeast Uniform milk price for February was $18.35, up $0.08 from January and $1.78 higher than February 2018.

The 2017 Ag Census, released today, shows that consolidation within the dairy industry continues its relentless march toward consolidation.

A new federal program to help hard-pressed dairy farmers is expected to be ready for enrollment in June 2019, as farmers undergo their fifth year of low milk prices that have driven thousands out of business.