The United States lost 1,036 dairy farms in 2025, including 320 in Pennsylvania. With 4,360 dairies, Pennsylvania still has the second most in the United States, after Wisconsin. But Pennsylvania is the only state with more than 800 dairies where closures have increased each year since 2022, according to numbers USDA released Feb. 20. Click here to continue reading lancasterfarming.com Feb. 25, 2026

The rapid growth of beef x dairy (BxD) crossbreeding is reshaping feeder cattle supplies across the country. As dairy producers increasingly breed dairy cows to beef sires to capture added value on non-replacement calves, more BxD crossbred steers are entering Oklahoma feedlots. That trend raises an important question: How do these dairy crossbreds compare economically with beef steers in our traditional yearling systems? Click here to continue reading By Paul Beck beefmagazi

The last post covered gains in butterfat and protein content. Protein levels were going up as the value of protein increases and butterfat showed some losses as the value decreases. This post will cover improvements in “Milk per Cow” which can also reduce producer costs. The results used in this post are based on data by state. Table I lists the six major dairy producing states in order of highest to lowest in “milk per Cow.” Michigan exceeds all other states significantl