Whether it’s developing and testing new food products, ensuring compliance with expanding food safety and supply chain mandates, coordinating and hosting growing numbers of annual audits or managing crucial client relationships, quality assurance (QA) managers in the food and beverage industry face rapidly escalating time and resource demands.

The dairy industry is no stranger to fluctuating milk prices, and at least the first half of 2015 is setting up to be just that. In her presentation at World Ag Expo 2015, Sara Dorland explained to seminar attendees why 2014 happened like it did, what to expect in 2015 and what variables to watch for.

Most Progressive Forage Grower online readers are also online shoppers.

It’s become a bit of a tradition for our annual “State of the industry” issue to feature an illustration. I say “a bit” because our 2014 cover used photography, but the three years prior all featured creations by our talented design team.

Transition cow management presents a unique challenge for dairy owners. Care for these cows requires attention to nutrition and health concerns and spans the dry period, calving and early lactation. Yet who is most responsible for outlining the plan of care for these animals? Owners overwhelmingly say they are, yet based on herd size, they may solicit help in designing their transition cow care plans. That’s according to recent surveys conducted by Progressive Dairyman.

Farm liquidity has become a greater issue in recent years because of the increased volatility of earnings and cash flow. While no one knows what the future holds for sure, there are a few things we do know: 2014 was a great year for most dairies, and 2015 is shaping up to be a down year. We know good times are unlikely to continue forever uninterrupted.

More than 60% of U.S. households are... going Greek.