As dairy producers, we make dozens of decisions all day, every day. From products and protocols to capital investments and new hires, everything has an impact.

I am so proud of the great improvement in milk quality I have seen in nearly 50 years. Who knows where it will be in another five to 10 years?

Rabobank’s yearly listing of the “Global Dairy Top 20” companies was released in late August, highlighting revenue performance of the world’s dairy industry leaders in 2023. Based on financial data in U.S. dollars, the combined sales of the world's 20 largest dairy companies were slightly up 0.3% from the year before.

While some university dairies have shut down in the last few decades, others are breaking ground on new research dairies to replace aging facilities or making renovations to update their current ones. Here is an overview of some of the facilities currently under construction.

When it comes to farm versus household accounts, separate checking, savings and other accounts can safeguard business funds from personal ones, allow farms to monitor farm spending more easily and assist with recordkeeping of the farm’s finances.

Have you ever found yourself begging Mother Nature to give you a break? For example, this past winter, Wisconsin experienced several 50-degree temperature swings in one day. It was nice and sunny one day, and then 12 hours later, chilly and damp. Those fluctuations can make calves more vulnerable to scours and respiratory illnesses.