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More frequent meals means there is less feed slugging into the rumen, less chance of acidosis and a more stable rumen environment.

Committee members hear concerns that current dairy programs don’t provide a meaningful farm-level safety net.

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) has accepted 17 requests for export assistance from Darigold, Dairy Farmers of America, Foremost Farms and United Dairymen of Arizona.

‘Saving for a rainy day’ and liquidity is key to surviving downturns.

This innovative program uses a team approach to improve dairy herd reproduction.

Feed the best forages you can find to your best cows.

Due to the impact of this natural disaster on dairy farmers in the Northeast, USDA is taking administrative action to include this milk as part of the Federal Milk Marketing Orders pool for the months of August and September.

The awards will recognize dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for efforts that deliver outstanding economic, environmental and/or social benefits.

The fat-free TruMoo milk that will be offered in schools contains just 130 calories per serving and only 10 grams of added sugar. That meets the industry target of good tasting flavored milks that contain no more than 150 calories and less than 25 grams of added sugar per 8 oz. serving.

National Milk Producers Federation says the plan’s Dairy Margin Protection Program helps farmers insure up to 90% of their milk production against low margins.