A survey of dairy farmers in Wisconsin shows the 2014 Farm Bill’s Dairy Margin Protection Program has offered little relief to dairy operations. The results of the survey were released …
Agri View: Plastic Challenge
Everett Griner talks about packaging made something other than plastic in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from One Life Phase to AnotherJuly 7, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …
Why US Dairy Exports Declined Last Year
A USDA economist says several factors led to a decline in dairy exports in 2015, after a decade of significant export growth. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from One …
Dairy Exports to Increase by $500 Million in 2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expecting exports to grow larger by $1 billion in 2017 with dairy exports taking up a big chunk of that growth. The latest USDA …
Agri View: Hard Work
Everett Griner talks about dairy farming, more than just hard work, in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for Success from One Life Phase to AnotherJuly 7, 2025CIR Agriculture …
California Fighting Global Warming on the Backs of Dairy Farmers
New legislation in California has some fearing many dairy operators will leave the state. The law signed in September requires livestock operations in California to reduce methane emissions 40 percent …
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Wisconsin Dairy Bull Calves
The Centers for Disease Control has linked a multi-state salmonella outbreak of a multidrug-resistant salmonella strain to dairy bull calves from livestock markets in Wisconsin. Sponsored ContentPurina Podcast: Managing for …
November Dairy Market Report
Four straight months of rising milk prices and three straight months of falling feed costs have brought some financial relief to U.S. dairy producers from the tough conditions of early …
National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board Nominees Sought
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is asking fluid milk processors and other interested parties to nominate candidates to serve on the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board. Agriculture Secretary …
Growth of U.S. Dairy Exports
by Jerry Cessna, Lindsay Kuberka (USDA/FAS), Christopher G. Davis, Roger Hoskin, USDA Economic Research Service From 2004 to 2014, the value of U.S. dairy product exports more than quadrupled, and the …
Optimizing Oats for Use as Dairy Forage
By Dennis O’Brien, Agriculture Research Service Wisconsin dairy producers are increasingly adopting a practice that makes economic and environmental sense: They plant oats in early to mid-August and either allow …
California Milk Production
California milk producers had a total of 1.77 million milk cows for October that produced 3.30 billion pounds of milk. Milk production is up 4 percent from September, 2016 and …
Dairy Digester Dedicated
CDFA Undersecretary Jim Houston joined the celebration in Fresno County for the dedication of a new dairy digester at Open Sky Ranch – the first digester in CDFA’s Dairy Digester …
Canada Makes Big Investment in Dairy Industry
The Dairy Farmers of Canada organization was very happy with the government’s plans to invest $250 million dollars into the nation’s dairy farms. The government will also contribute $100 million …