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Lower dairy product prices resulted in lower revenue and a decline in assets for most dairy cooperatives in 2015, according to an annual USDA summary. Despite the decline, however, more than one-fifth of the nation's 100 largest cooperatives have dairy businesses.

With many things in life, more is not always better. But when it comes to milking frequency in a robotic milking system, more is almost always better.

The fall cattle run is in full swing across the country. With many producers considering selling their calves in the very near future, cattle markets are on the forefront of their minds. Before we look too far ahead, it is worth setting the stage by reviewing how we arrived where we are today.

Most Progressive Forage readers said they would change company loyalties if given the right price.

A full two days of presentations, discussions and elections filled the agenda for the Red Angus Association of America’s (RAAA) National Red Angus Convention held in Oklahoma City.

Near-term price declines have halted a U.S. dairy recovery thought to have started this summer. However, global dairy economists see better times ahead.

Each dairy farm has its own history. Some farms are established by grandparents or great-grandparents; some are transplanted from a different country; and some are starting from the ground up. One way or another, each farm establishes its own roots and achieves a little more growth and success with each generation.

Improved sales of milk powder to Mexico and whey to China, plus rebounding world commodity prices, led U.S. dairy exports to post their first year-over-year value increase in more than two years. Overall exports were valued at $402.6 million, up 3 percent from last August.