The class pet is a classic schoolroom novelty that never gets old. But why stick to something that has to fit within the small parameters of a cage or aquarium? With modern technology, the right resources and a little creative innovation, there’s no saying that a dairy cow can’t be the next class project.

U.S. dairy and policy officials are seeking domestic and international solutions to address markets for ultrafiltered (UF) milk.

Dairy farmer participation in the federal dairy income safety net program, the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), continues to slide, based on 2017 enrollment data released by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA).

Published: April 20, 2017 e-newsletter Brian Houin, Homestead Dairy LLC in Plymouth, Indiana, and Wes Obert, Legacy Dairy in Fort Branch, Indiana, were recently featured on a panel at the Indiana Dairy Producers Forum, held Feb. 1-2.

During the last year, the topic of trade policy has been part of nearly every major political discussion, both on the 2016 campaign trail and on Capitol Hill. For America’s dairy community, the conversation about our trading relationships closest to home is a tale with two very different perspectives that run counter to the commonly heard narrative suggesting our biggest challenge lies south of the border rather than north.

The 2016 summary of Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) test-day results revealed somatic cell counts (SCC) were down compared to a year earlier.

The effort to bring the California dairy market under the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) umbrella started in 2015 and will certainly end in 2017.

A prominent U.S. presidential campaign issue, President Donald Trump frequently identified the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as an economic drain on the U.S. economy. Trump administration officials have started the clock on renegotiating the trade agreement, beginning as early as mid-August.

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national farmer-owned dairy cooperative, and Vanguard Renewables, a Massachusetts-based renewable energy developer, formed a strategic partnership to help bring anaerobic digestion technology to more farms across the country.

Editor's note: The CEO Corner contains editors' compilations of business news from top publications, which they have tailored for the dairy industry. In 2015, Sheryl Sandberg suffered a devastating loss when her husband was felled by a cardiac condition as the couple was vacationing in Mexico. Sandberg, chief operating officer at Facebook, and Wharton Professor Adam Grant recently sat down with Harvard Business Review to discuss resilience.