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While many are planning the perfect Valentine’s Day, I’m sure my special day will be spent in a barn. I chuckle at the thought, especially considering that is indeed how I met my husband, Scott—in a cow barn.

Milk finished the week on a continued move higher.

How many replacement heifers do you need? What will be the price of raising a replacement heifer? Penn State University Dairy Extension has published a free, mobile app to answer these questions.

With no GPS equipment, Kansas dairy farmer Rob Leach freehanded the number 15, the jersey number of Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The result? A 100% organic manure mural to celebrate the Super Bowl.

In Wisconsin, Vir-Clar Farm has worked hard at building a positive, family-like culture on their Fond du Lac dairy, which includes implementing a ride-share program that is a win-win for their employees and the dairy.

When the Eagles clinched the NFC Championship, Pennsylvania farmer Jared Kurtz and his wife decided to have some fun on the farm, naming their newborn calves after Philadelphia Eagles players.

What is the state of the U.S. economy? How will these macro factors impact the agricultural economy? John Deere’s Kanlaya Barr provides a guide to a few risks you should monitor in the next year.

Q2 Class III Milk Futures made huge gains as it skyrocketed upward 34 cents to $18.78.

Processors overwhelmed with supply buy deeply discounted milk.

A proactive plan allows you to be ready to sell when opportunities arise as well as leave the upside open for greater profitability.