Have you ever noticed how bad luck always travels in threes? I’m warning you, if the cows get out on the road and then the water well goes dry, I’d stay in the house, pull your shades and not answer the phone if I were you. Be very, very careful.

Jim said he had the best two-strand bob wire fence in the country. The ranchers who bordered him got together and fixed his fence. Now his pasture is gettin’ thin, and he’s only got half as many cows. That didn’t please Jim’s banker.

The American Grassfed Association (AGA) and a coalition of eight other agricultural and consumer organizations sent a letter to the USDA seeking reinstatement of standards for a “grassfed” label for meat.

Spring is in the air, and the calendar indicates the traditional milk production “spring flush“ is about to begin. USDA’s monthly milk production report shows it may have gotten an early start in some states.

The latest GDT index improved. May Class I base prices dipped just a little, but March and April producer income margins tightened. This and other U.S. dairy economic news can be found here.

February fluid milk sales benefited from an extra day. Global dairy company Danone expects milk prices to rise later this year. Researchers find another use for water from whey. This and other U.S. dairy industry news found here.

Most Progressive Forage Grower readers decided not to use a dealership winter-maintenance program this winter.

The recent wildfires that have popped up throughout parts of Kansas and Oklahoma may have producers wondering how to properly manage pastureland following these wildfires, some of which have been disastrous.

Ava Emily van Beusekom
Dairy Ruminant Sales Specialist
New-Life Mills
Owen Sound, Ontario

The dairy industry is spending less milk money in the political arena, at least during the current election cycle.