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Rising heat and humidity can drive up SCC, but with proactive management and attention to detail, summer doesn’t have to compromise milk quality.

The focus remains on leveraging existing operations to find value beyond the milk check.

After a week of ICE seemingly targeting dairy farms, California produce farms and a meat packing plant in Nebraska, President Donald Trump is reportedly ordering the Department of Homeland Security to exclude farms from immigration raids.

CME butter trading hit its busiest week since October, helping support Class IV gains, while soybean futures jumped on biofuel policy news.

Protecting your hay’s quality and value doesn’t have to be complicated, but it does need to be monitored.

Higher cheese and butter production has not moved supplies above year-earlier levels. Increased milk production is being absorbed domestically and internationally.

Recently, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has intensified operations, with a spotlight on farms West.

Through diversification and innovative strategies, producers are not just navigating present challenges but are also building a resilient and sustainable future for the industry.

Class III milk futures edged higher today amid steady butter trade and seasonal pressures on milk output, while Class IV markets held mostly flat.

Transitions of any kind are hard — but farmland might be one of the toughest, says Steve Bohr of Farm Financial Strategies.