Northeast U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation calling for modifications to the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), potentially leading to state-level income margin calculations.

Freestall barn design really does matter. If anyone has doubts, dairyman Russ Kelly of Glenvue Farms in Fultonville, New York, can help clarify the results of moving his cows into a freestall facility designed with their needs in mind.

Northeast U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation calling for modifications to the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), potentially leading to state-level income margin calculations.

BioTracking Inc. introduces a new tool to the industry, the BioPRYNhfr-25 blood pregnancy test. At 25 days post-breeding, BioPRYNhfr-25 is an early, accurate open detection for heifers.

Watch this profile of Lisa Pederson, an extension and BQA educator for North Dakota State University, and 2016 BQA Educator of the Year Award winner.

For years, Chris Penrose, a producer living in the Appalachian foothills on a “hilly” farm, used his resources from the farm to manage other financial priorities (debt, college, etc.).

Rules allowing voluntary supply management advance in the European Union. Canadian dairy farmers want tighter enforcement of cheese standards to cut ultrafiltered milk imports. This and other U.S. dairy industry news can be found here.

The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) urged members of Congress to insist that the U.S. request a more thorough analysis of a World Health Organization (WHO) proposal seeking to discourage parents from feeding toddlers milk and certain dairy products.

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USDA announced several changes in the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), including decoupling the percentage of milk production eligible for catastrophic coverage, and allowing production history adjustments when a family member joins a dairy operation.