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A tragic accident involving a tractor driving across Canada to promote the dairy industry has killed a woman and left her husband in critical condition.

Tariffs impacting dairy trade, a dairy processor buying a majority stake in a non-dairy milk company and a conservation easement program aimed at helping dairy farmers in New York are making headlines..

Across the country, dairy farmers are struggling to make ends meet. While some are opting out of the business, others are hoping to weather the storm.

Just six factors account for 85% of the variation in profitability among dairy farms.

Dairy farmers have been hard pressed for good news all winter. But in the past few weeks, there has been some welcome news on dairy processing capacity in the Midwest.

A rise in cheese demand helped Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) maintain profitability in 2017 following a record cheese production year.

The trick is to control feed costs without reducing milk production.

While reports show the U.S. and Mexico made possible progress on the auto portion of the deal, it’s the contentious issue over dairy that’s still a wedge between the U.S. and Canada.

Health traits will be weighted by their appropriate economic value in Net Merit for Holsteins.

Calcium treatments at calving and routine oral calcium boluses (or drenches) typically don’t work well for preventing subclinical hypocalcemia.