September is Hunger Action Month, a nationwide campaign from Feeding America – the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the country. In honor of Hunger Action Month, The Kroger Co. family of stores is partnering with Feeding America and the country's dairy farmers and milk companies to encourage its shoppers to “pour it forward” by donating nutrient-rich milk to families in need in their local communities.

The dairy industry welcomed the introduction of the Safe, Flexible and Efficient Trucking Act in the House of Representatives. The bill would allow states to increase the gross vehicle weight limit on commercial trucks if they are properly equipped with six axles and meet the same safety standards as trucks currently allowed on interstates.

Half of all workers on U.S. dairy farms are immigrants, and the damage from losing those workers would extend far beyond the farms, nearly doubling retail milk prices and costing the total U.S. economy more than $32 billion, according to a new report commissioned by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF).

Kevin ButtlesDairy Technical SpecialistAgri-Nutrition ConsultingBlack Creek, Wisconsin

In the video below, Bob Milligan, senior consultant with Dairy Strategies LLC, explains how those in the business of dairying tend to wear many hats. He shares how to sort items based upon priority and how to best allocate your time.

Progressive Dairyman prides itself on highlighting new technologies for dairy producers, and this issue’s cover image and accompanying stories here and here are the result of several months of discussion and planning.

Breakfast at school is as common as reading, writing and arithmetic.