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Payments would average nearly $20,000 per farm.

Sassy Cow Creamery was just a dream for the Baerwolf families until 2008 when they changed that dream into a business reality. Working with the state and federally funded Dairy Business Innovation Center (DBIC), they finetuned the skills they would need to build a successful farmsteaddairy business.

Mike Meier is a fourth-generation dairy farmer. Instead of feeding the cows all the grain they can handle, Meier uses an intensive grazing process that cuts his production costs dramatically.

Cow numbers in the country are also up 10,000 head over May, reaching an estimated 9.21 million head.

Dairy’s nutritional benefits dovetail perfectly with aging-related health concerns, creating fertile ground for U.S. dairy sales.

After focusing on moving earth for agriculture and industry for most of its 174-year history, Deere and Co. now is fighting for its place in the skies.

Land O’Lakes CEO Chris Policinski came to Washington recently to a conference of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) to discuss the importance of the U.S. government’s investment in overseas markets. Tough economic times have made increasing the country’s foreign aid budget a hard sell, Policinski said.

Since 2000, retails milk prices have climbed 31%, which is less than the overall consumer price index increase of 34%.

DBA says the solution for Wisconsin is not limiting milk supply but better risk management tools.

Pasture-based dairy is a great niche in Missouri.