Abby Bauer

Current and potential dairy consumers live all around the world, providing the U.S. dairy industry a tremendous opportunity for growth.

After a dozen weeks of testimony and cross-examination spread over six months, the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) public hearing concluded on Tuesday, January 30.

Last year was one that will stick out in dairy producers’ minds, but not in a positive way in terms of milk prices and income over feed costs.

So many elements play a role in a farm’s financial stability. Dramatic swings in income and costs, changing policies, evolving consumer demand, environmental

The year started off with disappointing milk prices for dairy producers and uncertainty about when the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program for 2024 would be available.

When USDA released its data on the number of dairy farms licensed to sell milk in 2023, it came as a surprise to no one that there were fewer farms milking cows than there had been the year before.

Starting today, Monday, April 29, new restrictions are in place for the movement of lactating dairy cattle across state lines.

It has been two weeks since a new state was added to the list of those with dairy cattle testing positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). On

Dairy markets are known for their unpredictability, but we still rely on dairy economists to give their best forecasts as to what will come in the year ahead.

Making high-quality forages requires a long list of decisions to get it from the seed to the feedbunk. One of those choices that needs to be made around harvest time is what inoculant to use.