Most business operators would agree that it’s getting tougher out there – every day. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the local grocery store, a machinery dealer or your own farm operation – an environment of continuous change and turmoil is making it harder and harder to compete and succeed in business.

What an interesting time; a time where people no longer brag about the look of their car or its speed, but rather its mpg rating; a time when homeowners go to lengths to build energy-efficient homes; a time when “alternative energy” became a household phrase.

A miracle happened on the Hudson this year.

In tough economic times your first instinct may be to cut costs any way possible and fail to analyze how these cost-cutting measures may influence the output side of your business.

Tough times require dairy producers to make tough decisions, develop a greater dependence upon workers and return to improved management.

Why is it important for a company to have a sustainability officer?

The dairy industry has entered unprecedented economic times with milk prices dropping to levels that – a mere year ago – were forecast never to be experienced again, while feed prices remain at all-time record highs.

Saturday morning: I should be waking up slowly, grabbing a cup of coffee and leisurely reading the morning news.

Ration changes occur for a variety of reasons on a commercial dairy.

These are unprecedented times in the dairy industry, and the current pricing structure is more than just a problem for dairy producers. The volatility in the dairy industry, from high price to low price, has increased in recent years, with even less time between the peaks and valleys – almost to the point of being unmanageable.