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Protein is having a moment. Consumers are looking for protein in nearly every aisle of the grocery store. They’re choosing foods and beverages that support muscle health, healthy aging and overall wellness. The rapid growth [Read More …]

Building Confidence Through Support

Katie England understands the challenges dairy producers face because she has lived them herself. Growing up on her family’s dairy farm in Iowa and later spending eight years as a herdsman and on-farm supervisor, Katie [Read More …]

What is Causing Financial Volatility in the Dairy Industry? Digging Deeper – Part II

Part I of this analysis covered the extreme volatility in producer milk prices. The volatility of income on dairy farms makes for difficult financial issues. Managing the extreme financial issues detracts from the implementation best [Read More …]

Rethinking Protein Quality: Why Canola Meal Stands Out for High-Producing Dairy Cows

For decades, soybean meal has been the benchmark protein source in dairy rations. Its consistent supply, high crude protein content and ready availability have made it a default choice in formulation software and on-farm feeding [Read More …]

Do You Care Enough to Fix It?

Previously, I discussed the steps needed to continually move to higher levels of achievement. I understand that we are often surrounded by negative news, but we cannot let that impact our levels of achievement. Often, [Read More …]

Dairy farming in Ireland: Adapting to a changing climate

In Ireland, climate change is creating more variable farming conditions, with warmer temperatures, wetter winters and drier summers influencing grass growth, shifting grazing windows and threatening animal health and productivity. This article outlines strategies to [Read More …]

Recent Wholesale Dairy Product Prices

Most wholesale dairy product prices reported in the USDA National Dairy Products Sales Report (NDPSR) declined from the week ending June 6 to July 4. The prices per pound of Cheddar cheese (40‑pound blocks), [Read More …]

New Funding Opportunity for Planting Cover Crops in Pennsylvania

Farmers for Soil Health is a new incentive program providing financial assistance to Pennsylvania producers for planting cover crops and improving soil health. Interested in planting cover crops this fall or expanding your current cover [Read More …]

When is a Good Time to Control Perennial Weeds in Grass Forages?

Milkweed, hemp dogbane, Canada thistle, and others are very aggressive perennials that can be difficult to control in grass hay or pasture systems. Some management considerations are below. One of the most common weed management [Read More …]

When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

The artificial intelligence boom in the United States is being matched by a data center building boom. There are more than 3,000 data centers in the U.S. and another 1,500 in development, according to a Pew [Read More …]

Tips to Stay Safe from Major Weather Events

The weather is something that people working in agriculture are used to dealing with. Planning for potential major weather events and quick action during the storm can make the difference between life and death for [Read More …]

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Expanding Dairy’s Place in Consumers’ Lives

For nearly a decade, the checkoff’s Undeniably Dairy brand has helped strengthen consumer trust and deepen the connection between consumers and the farm families who produce milk. This work has helped make a difference. Consumers [Read More …]

Leadership as an Act of Service

Asha Miles has spent her career helping connect science, data, and innovation to practical outcomes for dairy producers. With experience spanning genetics, genomics, epidemiology, and dairy research, she has worked with universities, federal research programs, [Read More …]

Where are the Exports Going?

Exports have surged as covered in the prior post. Where are they going? This post will cover where the 2026 exports of cheese and butter are going. Are the exports sustainable? Tables I and III [Read More …]

What Ongoing Support Looks Like in Real Herds

Herd management software isn’t static. Workflows shift. Reports need refining. Features that could save time aren’t always fully used. Across Vermont and Pennsylvania, joint on-farm visits between Lancaster DHIA and DRMS support focus on one [Read More …]

What Do We Do Now?

Previously, I discussed being willing to pay the price for success and what it will take if you want to consistently move to higher levels of achievement. At the start of each of my Management [Read More …]

Gonna Need Milk Partners with Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios’ Supergirl

Spotlight Dairy Milk as Real-World “Hero Fuel Summer-long campaign highlights dairy milk’s science-backed benefits for strength, resilience and focus through national retail, co-branded packaging, creator content and fan experiences inspired by Supergirl. Gonna Need Milk today [Read More …]

Water – The Hidden Ingredient

In dairy processing plants, water plays a number of important roles. “You use it to clean your vats, to make salt brines, to rinse off curds and much more—it’s a forgotten ingredient,” said Alex O’Brien, [Read More …]

Small Grain Harvest Aids

If weeds are interfering with your small grain harvest, here are a few suggestions. Below is an overview of some options to consider for preharvest weed control in small grains. However, before applying any product, [Read More …]

Unlock hidden yield in dairy operations

Growing consumer demand for protein poses a crucial question for dairy producers: How can they meet that demand without adding costly new production capacity? For a growing number, the answer is to pursue “hidden” yield [Read More …]

Mid-Season Crop Tissue Testing

Tissue testing corn and soybeans at the transition to reproductive growth stages can provide a valuable snapshot of nutrient sufficiency levels. Why Take Tissue Samples? Tissue testing is a valuable diagnostic tool that can aid [Read More …]

Factors Influencing Fiber Digestibility in Sorghum Silage.

Water scarcity is a major limitation for forage production in the Southern High Plains, making sorghum a forage alternative to corn silage. However, concerns remain about sorghum silage fiber digestibility, which is critical for enhancing [Read More …]

Alternative Forages for Spring and Summer Planting

There are many reasons to need an alternative forage: the ever-changing environment of forage management, herbicide and fertilizer prices, unpredictable weather, winter-killed or damaged cereal crops, and so on. If you fall behind during the [Read More …]

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Soccer Fans Will See How ‘Dairy Does More’

Soccer is often called “The World’s Game” and good reason. There are an estimated 4 billion soccer fans globally and hundreds of millions of active players across more than 200 countries. No sporting event captures [Read More …]

How Do You Keep Up With Herd Data When There’s No Time to Slow Down?

Today’s dairy herd managers live and work in a fast-paced, demanding environment, rarely pausing for breaks, much less dedicating time at the office computer to review the latest Test Day results or confirm the list [Read More …]

More than 25,000 retailers in 20 states will be stocked with Prairie Farms or Hiland single-serve milk bottles

Celebrating five winners of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, American Dairy Association Indiana and the Prairie Farms Family of Companies once again are collaborating to bring Indianapolis 500-branded single-serve milk bottles and [Read More …]

When Cow Level Oversight Slips, So Do Outcomes

It’s easy to spot herd-level trends when you’re tracking daily numbers. But what about the cow that’s quietly underperforming without making a ripple in the averages? Missed insights at the individual level can snowball [Read More …]

Too Much Milk and Too Many Cows

The milk cow population in the U.S. has grown significantly in 2025 and the first quarter of 2026 (Chart I). During this time the milk cow population has grown by 3%. As covered in prior [Read More …]

John Ellsworth: Are You Being Reasonable?

During my career, I have often been described as “unreasonable” by some Bosses, numerous Bankers, and some of the so called “Industry Experts.” While they might not agree with my approach, it has really served [Read More …]

Earlier BRD Intervention Leads to Better Outcomes for Beef-on-Dairy Cattle