Clock ticking on 2016 Dairy Margin Protection Program
The Margin Protection Program replaced the Milk Income Loss Contract program and the $9.90 minimum Class III support price programs for U.S. dairy farmers.
First comes dairy month, then ice cream
Lots of opportunity to celebrate dairy and dairy products.
Dairymen are American heroes
Our American dairy farmers are heroes in their own right.
Would YOU want to sleep on your calf bedding?
Bed your dairy calves as if you (the bedder) were spending the day or night on it. If the bedder wouldn’t want to spend the next 12 hours living there, why would the calf?
Grab cattle market by the horns
If you raise cattle, whether dairy or beef, at some point you've probably heard about 'The Cattle Cycle.'
My American heroes? Farmers!
In the first week of May, American farmers seeded over 35 percent of this year’s projected corn acreage — in one week!
Your rations are about to change, so be prepared with good analysis
With new forages being harvested, rations are about to change.
Profitability: What are we asking cows to do?
Debt. A four-letter word, but not necessarily a “bad” word. The majority of Ohio’s dairy farms have debt, and it makes good business sense...
DairyPalooza: A vision becomes reality
The vision, the goals, the super human effort came together for everyone at DairyPalooza Northeast held at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds.
No substitute for quality forages
Forage quality has a huge effect on your cows' health and productivity and is arguably the single most important factor to dairy profitability.
