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Waning milk prices, persistently high feed costs, and spotty feed inventories appear to be the emerging financial story of the 2023 U.S. dairy industry.

The 2023 calendar year is off to a fast start and 90 days into the New Year leading economists say that milk production has been weaker than anticipated.

The USDA released its new outlook for dairy this year, raising its milk production forecast.

Precision dairy technology isn’t just for cows. Autofeeders, activity monitors, and other emerging tools are making it possible to raise calves with the type of individual attention received by the calves of yesterday.

Hauling milk from the farm to the plant is no small task. Moving member milk was addressed at the Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Annual (MDVA) Meeting last month in Hershey, Pa

Miami-Dade Police have arrested six suspects after they were busted for a dairy products theft ring and responsible for more than $1 million worth of stolen dairy items.

The U.S. bovine semen industry reports a decline of 5% in total unit sales, reaching 69 million total units reported for all categories combined. However, Beef-on-dairy semen sales continue to increase.

Surplus dairy calves – those not intended for breeding – are their own, unique subset of the dairy industry.

For the second time this year, a Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) payment will be issued. The USDA’s Farm Service Agency announced that March’s DMC income over feed costs calculation is $6.19/cwt.