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USDA Tuesday announced the availability of a new web-based tool to help dairy producers evaluate participation in the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program.

Dwight Raber, of Raber Dairy Farms in northeast Ohio’s Stark County says he can no longer make a living by milking cows. State statistics show the number of dairy farms in Ohio dropped to fewer than 2,000.

Overall, U.S. milk production was up by 0.2 percent in February from a year earlier. Butter usage in the US has increased by 2 percent from 2018.

Some screenings contained as many as 250 Palmer amaranth seeds per pound of screenings.

Fair Oaks Farms releases its own statement after discovering some employees were actually undercover animal activists.

While soil compaction is inevitable, especially during a wet spring or fall, it’s important to recognize and fix problem areas.

Dairy owners in Minnesota face difficulty finding workers.

The volume of dairy exports in January dropped while struggling farmers could get some more relief as Congress has raised debt limits for Chapter 12 bankruptcy.

A growing body of evidence suggests there are wide-reaching benefits to following colostrum with several feedings of transition milk.

Current springer values were stable to slightly higher – and Holstein heifer calves significantly higher – in all reported markets in the past month.