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Human nutrition increasingly embraces fermentation as a natural and non-medicated means of promoting digestive health and supporting the gut microbiome. Now, some dairies are doing the same, by feeding kefir to their calves.

Top of the list: Reforming the FSA loan program, regulatory action to disincentivize federal funding for solar panels on productive farmland and expanding permitting of unused or underused federal land for long-term leases.

A sneak peak of Farm Journal’s leading-edge survey insights illustrates strategic solutions that generate renewed confidence, ensuring a promising path forward for the industry.

Class III milk futures faltered mid-session despite stronger spot cheese prices, as heavy selling pressure erased early gains but contracts still closed above last Friday’s levels.

The recently establish Dairy HERD Initiative symbolizes the power of collaboration in driving industrywide change.

A major highlight of the House Agriculture Committee’s reconciliation proposal is the extension of the Dairy Margin Coverage program through 2031.

Class III milk futures continued climbing on strong cheese exports and tightening block supplies, with markets bracing for next week’s shift to block-based pricing under the new FMMO formula.

The massive bill faced two major hurdles, passing out of both the House Agriculture and House Ways and Means Committees. While the legislation is filled with positive tax provisions for farmers, potential cuts to SNAP are creating controversy.