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Phil Plourd, president of Ever.Ag Insights, says that from a producer perspective, risk management decisions have gotten tougher in the past few months. Penn State offers tips to be considered when using milk futures:

Dairy markets continued their downhill decent as we kicked off the first day of May.

In April 2017, Ray Starling, Special Assistant to the President for Ag, Trade and Food Assistance during the Trump administration, received some important news. What happened next helped change the course of history.

The National Milk Producers Federation today submitted to USDA its comprehensive proposal for modernizing the Federal Milk Marketing Order system.

Excessive frame size, dark meat color, narrow loin eyes, lengthy finishing time – these are among the top complaints about feeding Holsteins for beef.

For the third time this year, a Dairy Margin Coverage payment will be issued. Here’s what to expect.

Dairy farms can often be a slippery place for both farmers and cows to work.

While dairy cattle can’t verbally tell us when they’re not feeling their best, they can give us physical cues.

“Pushing feed is perhaps the simplest and least expensive management strategy dairy operators can implement.”