You add it to bread to make the dough rise, and you use it to ferment beer and wine. But why feed yeasts to your herd?

If you’ve experienced a severe burn, you’ll know all too well that the pain doesn’t disappear overnight. In fact, it can get worse before it gets better. When it comes to hot-iron disbudding, calves may be in a similar boat.

Recently, a new immigration bill (HR 7059 Border Wall Funding and Immigration) has been introduced in the House of Representatives, which could significantly increase immigration enforcement efforts on unauthorized workers across the U.S.

Digest Highlights Vermont reimbursing state’s dairy farmers for 2018 MPP-Dairy premiums Dairy-RP activity surpasses 1.5 billion pounds of milk Schumer: Greek yogurt protein credit needs updating FMMO, final California order prices move in tandem Dairy margins end October weaker September dairy products report Dairy prices find little support at Global Dairy Trade auction

U.S. dairy exports tracked higher than year-ago levels in September and the third quarter of 2018, despite continued setbacks in markets where tariffs have come into play, according to Al Levitt, vice president of communications and market analysis at the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC).

Government policies on both sides of the globe have altered the U.S. hay export picture. But despite the substantial decline in alfalfa hay shipments to China, September exports were the highest since June, totaling more than 229,250 metric tons (MT).

The other day, my husband turns to me and asks, “What did you learn today?” and I didn’t have an immediate answer. I had to really think but, before I could answer, my husband started talking excitedly about what he had learned that day. It was a wake-up call for me.

Three years ago, I was on the cusp of buying a pair of Google Glass glasses when the program was discontinued. Using voice or tap commands, these glasses could display a message, take a picture and even record video right in front of your eye.

The Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) export assistance program and CWT member cooperatives continue to work for the benefit of all U.S. dairy farmers in this challenging year.

There has been a lot of talk about plant-based diets lately, and many dairy farmers have asked me what that means for dairy foods.