What happens to the rumen during the dry period? It takes a rest, too, according to researchers from Wageningen University in The Netherlands. The downside of that is it takes about a month ...

While we have flipped the calendar to a New Year, we didn’t necessarily say goodbye to low milk prices. 2023 was a tough year financially for dairy producers and 2024 isn’t off to a great start either ...

Following President Trump's decision to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Canada announced its own 25% tariffs on $155 billion worth of U.S. imports. Mexico also announced its own retaliatory ...

It’s never a good day when on-farm euthanasia is required. But unfortunately, it is a necessary part of raising livestock. In a video from Penn State University, considerations for euthanasia in dairy ...

The MILK Business Conference provides critical business information to help dairy producers thrive in a constantly changing economic environment. Education topics include understanding markets, ...

It has long been the darling of the lactating cow ration. Dairy nutrition research dating back as far as the 1920s touts the multitude of benefits that cottonseed delivers to milking cows. But don’t ...

The inundation of flood waters flowing through parts of Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota are regional in nature but they are impacting the agricultural community beyond those three states, AgriTalk ...

On Friday, Hastings Creamery in Hastings, Minn., closed its doors, leaving Midwest dairy farmers without a market for their milk. Lucas Sjostrom, the executive director of Minnesota Milk, shared there ...

Heifer-rearing costs are some of the highest costs to the dairy farm. Recent Penn State research estimates that raising a heifer to calving costs $1,700. Other research has shown estimates well over ...

Name, Title, Organization: David Ahlem, President & CEO, Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. Education: My earliest, and maybe most important, education came from the family dairy farm. That’s where I learned ...

After last week’s fireworks, CME markets got off to a relatively quiet start this week. Spot NDM added a penny and butter rose a half cent to reach $1.2650 and $3.1850 per pound, respectively, each ...

The CME butter market ended the week with a jump, closing at $2.6950 per pound, 4.5 cents higher, with five lots exchanged. Spot NDM also rose, adding 1.5 cents to reach $1.3750 per pound. Two lots ...