We, as dairy caretakers, often feel an immediate need to do something in response to seeing abnormal milk. However, it may be more prudent to pause, take a strategic step back and weigh the options before proceeding with blanket treatment for all clinical mastitis cases.

From appetite to zoomies, aging in 2025 comes with unexpected humor, heartfelt reflections and a hay hauler with a load of honesty.

Although the price of cattle is currently high, it is always a challenge for any farmer or rancher to thrive financially in a volatile marketplace. Some beef producers have turned to shipping meat directly to customers.

Cull cow slaughter rates have slowed since March due to a smaller dairy herd and increased demand and prices for dairy cow replacements.

The July Feed Outlook report shows new data shape expectations for a net decrease for new-crop feed grains production, relative to the prior projections informed by the March-released Prospective Plantings report.

It has recently been brought to my attention that I am … how do I put this appropriately? Oh, that’s right: old.

Twenty states including Idaho, Texas and California boosted milk production a combined 659 million pounds in June.

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The Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) advanced Class I base price rose 11 cents per hundredweight (cwt) from July to August for a Class I base price of $18.93 per cwt.