Tag: dairy
Milk price modernization and federal order hearing: Part two
Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh shares the details of milk price modernization proposals leading up to a USDA federal order hearing.
First-generation Ohio farmer wins Young Holstein Breeder award
It’s always been Holsteins for Ty Etgen, of Harrod, Ohio. His devotion to the breed paid off when he was awarded the Distinguished Young Holstein Breeders award from Holstein Association USA.
Do not let your dairy cows strike out this summer
Summertime heat brings serious consequences to dairy cows. Learn how to help your herd when temperatures are high.
Our common chore
Bryce Angell crafts a poem about the nights and mornings spent in the barn milking cows.
Milk price modernization and federal order hearing: Part one
Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh explores how to modernize milk prices and recognize industry changes through the federal order system.
Redding unveils plan to reform Pa.’s over-order premium
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding proposed that retailers collect the entire premium at the point-of-sale, instead of the premium being collected through a wholesale minimum price build-up. This would allow a more equitable distribution of the premium to all dairy farmers in the state, he said.
Butter board campaign becomes viral sensation
Better with butter
If you’ve spent time on social media, more than likely you’ve seen a butter board pop up on your feed.
It’s a trend...
Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board extends over-order premium to June
The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board extended the $1 per hundredweight premium for six months starting Jan. 1, saying it needed more time to consider a change to the over-order premium system.
Trumbull County dairy farm receives environmental stewardship award
Kibler Dairy Farms won the 2022 National Dairy FARM program Excellence award in Environmental Stewardship because of the humble way they manage their farm.
Changes to over-order premium hit snag in Pa. Senate
Whether the over-order premium still works as intended or is still needed at all has been a hotly debated topic among Pennsylvania dairy farmers for years.
