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The demand for dairy is evident and the current robust milk futures market has taken notice. Mike North talks about the dynamic dairy market that both the domestic and global demand for U.S. dairy has created.

Class III milk prices closed double digits lower in all months between May 2022 and September 2023.

A high incidence of sole ulcers in a dairy herd is probably not the fault of the ration.

House Bill 4002, which will phase out Oregon’s agricultural overtime pay exemption, has been officially signed by their governor. Oregon farmers will be required to pay workers time and a half after 55 hours in 2023.

Lower hay supplies and to potential for lower acres and lower production this year could increase hay prices significantly.

Most early lactation high producing cows are in negative energy balance because the demand for energy exceeds the energy the cow is able to consume.

Just because a heifer can get pregnant to calve at 21 months doesn’t necessarily mean she should be bred that early.

Most research recommends 5-7% sugar as an upper limit. However, cows can certainly handle lots of sugar in the diet.