Progressive Dairy

U.S. harvest analysis 2025: Not the same old story

It is highly recommended to test all feedstuffs and total mixed rations for mycotoxins to know exactly how to assess the risk for efficient livestock health and performance.

April 3, 2026

Max Hawkins

Corn products produced in 2025 will present challenges to livestock and poultry production. Although the mycotoxin risk varies by region and within region, it is highly recommended for producers to test for mycotoxins from how many mycotoxins are present to which mycotoxins are present.

[Podcast] Protecting Your Dairy Amid Rising Insurance Costs

April 2, 2026

In this episode, we sit down with Dan Rice, a senior dairy consultant at Nationwide, to discuss tailored solutions for dairy farms.

Managing the inevitable: Supporting through stress for health and productivity

Nutrition that optimizes the gut microbiome and immunity is key to animals navigating stressful events successfully. Additionally, farms should work to improve facilities and practices to minimize stress.

April 2, 2026

Carie Telgen

As an industry, we have made great strides in optimizing cow comfort, improving animal welfare and finding ways to minimize stress in our herds. However, there are still times throughout their lives that our cattle may undergo stressful events, whether it is social or physical.

Milk prices rising is not an April Fools’ joke

March’s Federal Milk Marketing Order milk prices continue rising in the April 1 report, a sign of more favorable market conditions for producers.

April 1, 2026

Jenn Coyne

Dairy markets continue moving in the right direction as milk class prices improve substantially month over month as recorded in the latest Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) milk class price report.

April 1, 2026 Progressive Dairy digital magazine

April 1, 2026

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Progressive Events: PDP Business Conference explores dairy profitability

Experts take a deep dive into the U.S. economy, protein demand and other factors that will influence farm profitability in 2026.

April 1, 2026

Karen Lee

The 2026 Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) Business Conference attracted dairy producers from 25 states and Canada to Madison, Wisconsin, March 4-5. With a theme of “Dairy’s Blueprint – Drafting Tomorrow’s Success,” the program featured refreshed perspectives and tools to equip attendees for success.

Bread and calves: Different ingredients, same goal

April 1, 2026

Jenna Hurty-Person

Like the bread, the end goal is the same: to raise a healthy calf. And just like with bread and its thousands of flavor combinations, every farm will use slightly different ingredients and have slightly different methods to achieve that goal.

Measure It to Manage It: Rumination data improves feed transitions and ingredient decisions

Hornstead Dairy gathers rumination data and uses it to transition to new crops and change ingredients in the ration.

April 1, 2026

Audrey Schmitz

In 2021, Hornstead Dairy took a step toward smarter data-driven care by implementing smaXtec, a health monitoring system initially aimed to improve their reproduction program. What started as a tool for reproduction soon uncovered a hidden culprit.

The Courage to Evolve: Why this title matters

April 1, 2026

Hank Wagner

I’m guessing that many of you never even noticed the title of this regular column, “The courage to evolve.” There was actually a great deal of thought and reflection that went into choosing those words.

Just Dropping By: Parables give us eyes to see

April 1, 2026

Yevet Crandell Tenney

The treadmill of life doesn’t afford the time to stop and think, let alone sort out the pieces and put them where they belong. We blindly go from one task to the next seemingly without rhyme or reason.