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A recent USDA Ag Prices Report outlined that labor expenses were up 7.3% compared to 2020. Ben Laine with Terrain says that it’s not about the cost of labor, it’s about the availability of reliable labor.

We’re counting down the top stories of 2022. Coming in at #4:Premium Alfalfa Hay Delivered by Amazon Prime

Dairy markets performed well on the first trading day following Christmas.

Letting an employee know how he or she is performing can encourage the employee to perform at a high level, and letting the employee know he or she has fallen short can help reinforce expectations.

Domestic beef sales have exploded over the past few years, and dairy farmers have started to capitalize on the opportunity be become a bigger part of the beef sector.

The recent decline of butter price has been a surprise. But there have been other years of substantial price weakness for various reasons.

We’re counting down the top stories of 2022. Coming in at #5: A Look Inside the Late Queen Elizabeth’s Dairy Farm

We’re counting down the top stories of 2022. Coming in at #6: Borden Set to Close Plants Doors in the South

We’re counting down the top stories of 2022. Taking the #7 spot is: Could Milk Go to $30? Dairy Economist Weigh in about the Dynamic Market

Three days before Christmas, on the 22nd of December, the Mueller family’s dairy barn in Strawn, Ill., went up in flames and their dairy farm suffered an enormous loss.