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No matter the size of your dairy, staying on top of safety protects your employees and your business. Safety expert Chris St. Pierre shares his advice on safety elements that should be present on every dairy.

Michigan dairy farmer, Ashley Kennedy, grabbed the opportunity to have a front-seat voice to testify at the Senate Agriculture Committee’s first hearing committed to the upcoming Farm Bill.

Use on-farm culturing to determine proper care.

While the cows seem less fazed with a big-name country star holding a concert in their backyard, Gar-Line Dairy Farm is thrilled. The Minnesota dairy farm is a 2022 Farm Tour stop for the Sept. 24 Luke Bryan concert.

Butter prices at the latest Global Dairy Trade event plunged 12.5% to $5,807 per metric ton, or $2.63 per pound on an 80% butterfat equivalent.

Springer heifer trade currently is light nationwide.

Milk futures have been impacted significantly by dry whey and nonfat dry milk, making rebounds to previous highs more difficult to achieve.

With so much uncertainty swirling on both the income and cost sides of the ledger, Phil Plourd with ever.ag says that’s a reason to be proactive about risk management, not complacent.

Class III milk markets settled 40-50 cents lower although certain months were trading down near a limit of 75 cents near the close.