On March 9, 2022, Jeff Corle watched his herd of Guernseys leave in a truck headed towards someone else’s farm.

As we look at the news stories coming in from around the world, we must admit things don’t look good.

In 2017, we wanted to get more active on social media. The goal was to be able to connect with our neighbors; more than anything, we wanted a landing page for them to go to to learn about us or be able to reach out to us.

The USDA established an Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) designed to help mitigate milk market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices.

Industry leaders and stakeholders from across the dairy value chain discussed priorities, best practices, challenges and work and considered opportunities that align U.S. dairy and collectively put the industry on a path to providing sustainable solutions for people and planet during the recent 2023 Dairy Sustainability Alliance Spring Meeting.

Here’s an update on risk management tools available through the USDA and/or USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), as well as other information impacting your milk check.

Many factors can impact a cow’s productivity and there are just as many tips and tricks to help address production challenges on a dairy farm. Along with herd management, feed additives are valuable tools to support and achieve milk yield and component goals.