USDA organic dairy programs, production data collection and risk management support would increase under a bill introduced in the Senate.

Contributing to the smaller milking herd, about 2.38 million head of dairy cull cows were marketed through U.S. slaughter plants during January-September 2023, up about 101,500 from the same period in 2022.

Here is a brief look at the news affecting dairy producers during the third week of October 2023.

I have spent many days lately typing journals and sorting through memories while I’m rocking in the proverbial grandma chair. I continue to learn new things about life.

The other day I was perusing the aisle of our local farm store, dodging the horse and chicken people, and I meandered through the dog food aisle. The aisle was a cacophony of dog food screaming about being the best while besmirching their competition.

In 2020, Belgian Kurt Van de Wouwer put his racing pigeon, New Kim, up for auction for the equivalent of $225. The Van de Wouwers had been breeding and racing pigeons for many years and New Kim, a 2-year-old female, had won numerous competitions.