In the modern dairy parlor, the silent stream of thousands of data points — from health-activity systems to milk quality sensors — has transformed farms into high-tech data centers. However, a significant gap has emerged. While a staggering 90% of operators use tools for measurement, the vast majority are not the ones analyzing the results. Instead, they are leaning heavily on external experts — consultants, nutritionists and veterinarians — to interpret the numbers. The Tech

Milk prices have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride this year, and the ride doesn’t seem to show signs of slowing down. After slight signs of strength earlier this spring, Class III prices have moved lower in recent weeks, leaving many producers wondering what changed so quickly. During a recent episode of AgriTalk, dairy market analyst Mike North with Ever.Ag says the answer lies in a combination of softer cheese prices and an industry that continues to produce more milk

This time of year, the fields in Goshen County, Wyo., should be lush and green. Instead, the grass is nowhere to be found — and neither is the water. A historic drought stretching from Wyoming to Nebraska is pushing beef producers into some of the hardest decisions of their careers: sell the cattle they’ve spent generations building or hold on and hope the rain comes. Torrington Markets: A Slow Season Turned Crisis At Torrington Livestock Markets, the signs of the crisis are