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After years of negative margins, it might just be profitable to raise and sell excess dairy replacement heifers again.

Today’s stout April cheese export data offered a good reminder that competitive U.S. prices can help move the needle on exports.

June 6 (Reuters) - The ongoing U.S. outbreak of avian flu in dairy cattle reached Minnesota on Thursday as the state announced its first infected herd.

Many producers across the county have their eyes open to the future and are eagerly embracing opportunities to grow any way they can.

When the four Hansen brothers came back to the small family dairy farm in Hudson, Iowa, which had operated since 1864, things needed to expand. Hansen’s Dairy has since taken ‘side hustle’ to a whole new level.

The FDA has doubled down on its recommendation to consumers to only drink pasteurized milk, in the wake of the current Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak in dairy cattle.

Most cows are heat stressed for at least a quarter of a year.

Class III and Class IV milk prices take a major hit on the chin.