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Global Dairy received a gut punch when the derecho plowed through its South Dakota farm last week. The storm’s impact took out their main parallel parlor that milks 1,700 cows after its roof collapsed.

Although the industry has come a long way when it comes to farm safety, about every three days, a child dies in an ag-related incident, and each day, 33 children are injured. Farm safety expert Barbara Lee weighs in.

Farmland currently appears to be something akin to a modern-day gold rush. It can’t be bought up fast enough, while per-acre prices fetched for recent sales set record high after record high.

Butter settled at $2.7900 per pound, giving up seven cents to reach the lowest price since March.

When it comes to forage and cover crops, winter rye offers rock-star versatility that makes it easy to love.

Along with much planning, open communication, hard work and strong values have allowed Steinhurst Dairy to pass the torch from one generation to the next despite a string of grief and mountains of heartache.

Harvesting and storing high-moisture corn can help producers get a jump on harvest; avoid drying costs; and put up a highly palatable, digestible, nutritious feedstuff.

From a tattered farm two years ago after a tornado flattened the Leach’s dairy in Linwood, Kansas, to a farm with new barns and new life, the Leach family says the journey to rebuild wasn’t easy, but it was worth it.

Three U.S. schools are included in the list.

Warm milk is necessary to maintain calves body temperatures and conserve energy.