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A massive question dairy producers often ask themselves is who should be raising replacement heifers. Should they be raised by the producer, contracted out and customed raised, or should they be purchased?

At the farmgate, recent milk checks have been downright ugly for many producers across the U.S., with revenues well below production costs in a challenging year. But what’s ahead for the remainder of 2023?

Here are some pro tips for managing the busy-ness of fall and making your time work for you.

The connection to simpler times resonates with most everyone. This is why Dan & Debbie’s Creamery in Ely, Iowa, is bringing back the milkman.

Assistance will be available to dairy operations that had to dump or remove milk without compensation from the commercial milk market due to qualifying weather events during the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.

While the effects lameness can have on dairy cattle are easy to see, identifying lame cows can be harder to catch.

Beef-on-dairy is arguably the most significant advancement for the U.S. beef industry in a generation, and no current review of the State of the Beef Industry would be complete without examining its impact.

Think of your own success story, even if your path wasn’t straightforward. The industry is great because of all our great leaders who have continued to push hard, driving their businesses forward.