Source: USDA news release
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $12 million in partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands. USDA's Natural...
Source: Ohio State University Extension, April F. White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences,The Ohio State University
Milk prices
In the last issue, the Class III futures for June and July were $24.34 and $24.47/cwt, respectively. Class III milk closing...
Source: USDA
Large-scale family farms were more likely to have stronger financial performance than other farms, according to USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) researchers using data from the 2011-20 Agricultural Resource Management surveys (ARMS). ERS researchers categorized farms as low...
Source: American Farm Bureau Federation
Prompted by a call from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to get as many people involved in dairy as possible in one room to discuss solutions to Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) shortfalls, the American Farm...
By Ta'Niyah Jordan
Published: Jul. 25, 2022
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State University is planning to make some big changes to its greenhouses and Cattle Research Center, which are both more than 40 years old. The state of Michigan is giving...
By prices alone, the past year or so has gone well for dairy producers. In March, USDA reported the highest-ever average all-milk price at $25.90 per hundredweight, 20 cents ahead the previous record set in September 2014. The all-milk...
Being a dairy farmer in Vermont is not an easy life. The work is hard, the hours are long, and cows don't take weekends off. It's a seven day a week operation.
For Vermont farmers, milking cows is not only...
Source: AFIA news release
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) applauds the passage of the U.S. House of Representative's fiscal 2023 "minibus" package of six appropriations bills, which includes a key amendment offered by Rep. Jim Baird, R-Ind.-04, and other...
Source: Edge news release
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative is investing in its membership. Through the dairy cooperative's annual scholarship program, five young adults will receive $2,000 awards to pursue higher education.
This year's recipients are Rachel Abel, Thayne Bjelland, Lauren Breunig,...
Source: National Milk Producers Federation
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today announced the recipients of its 2022 National Dairy Leadership Scholarship awards, recognizing outstanding graduate students pursuing research of interest to the U.S. dairy industry. The awards, funded by...
