Ben Laine August 2, 2021 Producers in many federal orders are continuing to open milk checks to find Producer Price Differentials (PPDs)...

Karen Bohnert July 29, 2021 Some of the most important decisions dairy farmers make in a year pivot around producing corn silage. This...

Robin Schmahl July 28, 2021 The past two weeks have not been positive for milk prices based on what has transpired in underlying cash...

Abby Bauer, Senior Associate Editor July 26, 2021 A desire to cut labor needs is often the factor that drives dairies to adopt robotic...

Corey Geiger, Managing Editor July 26, 2021 At the onset of the pandemic last year, fluid milk was flying off store shelves. It turns out...

Nate Donnay, Stonex Group Inc. July 26, 2021 I routinely track the hay fundamentals at a high level to generate supply and demand...

Chip Flory July 20, 2021 I’m trying to avoid “Backyarditis” – the affliction when you believe conditions all over the Corn Belt are the...

Karen Bohnert July 20, 2021 Roger Herrera, owner of Ahlem Farms in Hilmar, Calif., remembers back to 2009 when every Monday the farm...

Karen Bohnert July 16, 2021 Four years ago, sixth-generation dairy farmer Megan Kregel returned home to her family’s dairy farm in...

Scott Brown, University of Missouri July 19, 2021 The cost of production differences has become a critical differentiator for the...

Abby Bauer, Senior Associate Editor July 19, 2021 Hoof trimming done the right way at the right time goes a long way in preventing...

Agday TV July 16, 2021 Farmers across South Dakota and eastern Iowa are breathing a sigh of relief into the weekend. That's after rains...

In an unprecedented year, USDA staff and dairy producers across the country worked together to protect dairy operations for the 2021...

Using artificial intelligence, this West Coast dairy is able to more closely monitor their herd day and night. Abbey Bauer, Senior...

July 6, 2021 “I can attend my kid’s events or go on vacation and not be full of worry,” Johnson explained. “I am able to see if something...

Abby Bauer, Senior Associate Editor July 15, 2021 Dairy herds around the world have an average lameness prevalence rate of 25%. That was...

July 14, 2021 Dairy margins took a bit of a hit during Wednesday’s CME market trade. Corn prices rose 16-18 cents/bu from Sept 2021 to...

Maureen Hanson July 8, 2021 Transitioning the entire population of the U.S. dairy herd to polled genetics is a lofty yet admirable goal...

Robin Schmahl July 13, 2021 Class III milk futures had a brutal decline of prices from May 12th through June 24th. For example, the...

July 9, 2021 So often in agriculture, producers are leading efforts that advance the industry as a whole. Such is the case with...