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Alfalfa is the fourth most widely grown crop in the United States, and a primary livestock feed source.

As feed prices currently challenge U.S. livestock producers, Feedipedia can be a resource for incorporating non-traditional feedstuffs into innovative rations.

New trade agreements and strong demand north of the border created a strong pull on U.S. dairy

The intricacies of transition-cow nutrition and its role in lactation success may be made a bit easier with the Liver Functionality Index.

A U.S. Department of Labor survey workers on U.S. farms are quite loyal to their employers, and like their bosses.

Class III milk futures were mixed. January milk declined 21 cents to $19.59/cwt. February added 1 penny to $19.95/cwt.

The debate to lower New York’s agriculture overtime limit to 40 hours has been postponed. New York dairy farmers anxiously await the proposed ultimatum, knowing if passed many farmworkers would find work elsewhere.

With the signup period for 2022 coverage under USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program now underway, producers are eager to see how this spells out in terms of dollars and cents.

Drought throughout most of the country, severe weather, and even flooding in parts of the Northeast made the annual adventure of corn silage production an interesting one.