Reminder: Dairy producers can enroll and make 2023 DMC coverage elections through Dec. 9 at USDA Farm Service Agency offices.

Removing manure from animal housing before it reaches the lagoon can improve the functional capacity of the lagoon by slowing down accumulation of solids that need to be excavated.

To help build a stronger foundation and more resiliency against foreign animal diseases, the National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program recently launched a Biosecurity Program.

Fall is a very busy time of year out here on the farm as we get the crops all harvested and prepare for the long winter ahead up here in northern Wisconsin. Even though there is much work to do, we greatly enjoy it. Being outdoors working this time of year is wonderful.

The checkoff’s approach to telling your story relies on compelling content that helps maintain and bolster trust in milk and dairy foods, dairy farmers and the dairy community. And continued progress around sustainability and environmental stewardship is a topic that people increasingly care about. 

Two of the most heated topics – depooling and producer price differentials (PPDs) – aren’t likely to be part of a national FMMO hearing.