2016 is shaping up to be a challenging year for dairy farmers. With milk production both domestically and internationally on the rise, Cooperatives Working Together’s (CWT) export assistance effort is essential.

As the most exciting part of running a dairy operation, I know you’re dying to hear about how to do more with your monthly and quarterly financial statements. Of course, this may be a small exaggeration.

“What a difference a year makes.” It’s a phrase we’ve heard a million times, yet at least in the agriculture industry, those words could not be any more true. Dairy producers have seen a swing in Class III milk prices of greater than $8 per hundredweight.

You’re about to go through an exercise to help you tackle frustrations you may be experiencing right now with milk prices. With prices low and futures contracts bearish, now is the perfect time for this. Prices are going to change. Until then, and when they do, why not invest a few minutes to improve your mindset and, possibly, your bottom line?

In previous articles, we explored the possibility of needing long-term care and the way the large population of aging baby boomers may change the landscape of Medicaid and the nursing industry. Today, let’s take a look at three basic techniques to protect from nursing care: legal planning, self-pay out of pocket or insuring.

On many farms, this isn’t an issue openly discussed in the community, but it’s the white elephant in the room.

Imagine being part of a school where the agricultural curriculum offers the opportunity to tour progressive dairy farms that are embracing robotic milking technology, using methane to generate electricity and on the edge of innovation in the industry.

What inflammation can tell you about what’s happening inside the cow It’s no secret to most dairy producers that the transition period – spanning the three weeks before and after calving – is a challenging time in the cow’s production cycle.

Heat stress is a physiological drain on the dairy cow and an economic drain to the dairy industry that has long-term implications to cow health and productivity. Even after the warm season has subsided, impacts of heat stress still linger.