USDA’s May World Ag Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) report raised 2016 U.S. milk production and marketing estimates, adding more pressure on prices. Conditions should improve in 2017.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a rule revising annual reporting requirements for companies supplying antimicrobials for use in food-producing animals. Under the rule, companies must provide sales estimates by livestock species.

Every farming family knows that the farm is hands-down the best place to raise children. The list of benefits is endless – from learning compassion, empathy and responsibility at a tender age to the health benefits of an active lifestyle and a stronger immune system.

Presumed Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, promised supporters this weekend at a rally that he would go “tit-for-tat” with Japan when it comes to tariffs on U.S. beef.

Agropur Cooperative became the first Canadian dairy processor to halt use of imported diafiltered milk from the U.S. under a temporary national program to encourage the use of Canadian milk in cheese manufacturing.

The U.S. dairy genetics export market showed a little more consistency in March, according to latest trade figures released by USDA’s Foreign Ag Service (FAS).

Demand for U.S. alfalfa hay and other alfalfa products continues to grow, according to latest estimates from USDA’s Foreign Ag Service.

On our farm, we have an excellent team, many of whom have been here for more than 10 years; however, as we are starting to plan the next stage of our farm, updating our now 25-year-old parlor and freestall barn, we need to think long term about our team.

Having been involved with robotic milking since early 2002, I have experienced many success stories regarding robotic milking all across Canada. During that time, I have also seen farms that have struggled and questioned why they made the change to robotic milking. In some instances, we have even seen some robots come out, but the success stories far outweigh the farms that find it hard to adapt to robotics.