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USDA Tuesday announced the availability of a new web-based tool to help dairy producers evaluate participation in the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.

Overall, U.S. milk production was up by 0.2 percent in February from a year earlier. Butter usage in the US has increased by 2 percent from 2018.

Some screenings contained as many as 250 Palmer amaranth seeds per pound of screenings.

Fair Oaks Farms releases its own statement after discovering some employees were actually undercover animal activists.

Dairy owners in Minnesota face difficulty finding workers.

Dwight Raber, of Raber Dairy Farms in northeast Ohio’s Stark County says he can no longer make a living by milking cows. State statistics show the number of dairy farms in Ohio dropped to fewer than 2,000.

The Southeast Uniform milk price for February was $18.35, up $0.08 from January and $1.78 higher than February 2018.

The 2017 Ag Census, released today, shows that consolidation within the dairy industry continues its relentless march toward consolidation.

A new federal program to help hard-pressed dairy farmers is expected to be ready for enrollment in June 2019, as farmers undergo their fifth year of low milk prices that have driven thousands out of business.

Feed intake after calving critical.