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Advice for applying manure during winter

Utilizing best practices for winter manure application will help dairy producers get the most from their manure resources while protecting the water around them.

October 30, 2024

Daniel Andersen

As winter approaches, the challenges associated with cattle manure application become more pronounced. Adopting best practices that maximize nutrient utilization and safeguard water resources is crucial. What follows are critical considerations for cattle manure application in the winter.

Weekly Digest: January fluid milk sales up 2.4% from last year

March 28, 2024

Karen Lee

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy during the last week of March 2024.

The three-phase approach to establishing on-farm treatment systems

The permitting process for establishing on-farm manure treatment systems doesn’t have to be complicated. A three-phase approach breaks down Wisconsin’s requirements for producers exploring this form of waste management.

March 28, 2024

Joseph Baeten

The most common practice for manure management is temporary storage at the farm’s production site and land spreading during specific periods throughout the year.

Weekly Digest: WOTUS will stay in news, courts in 2024

Amended complaints challenge the revised WOTUS rule on a number of grounds, including failure to include a comment period when the new rule was to be implemented.

November 21, 2023

Dave Natzke

Here’s an update on news impacting your dairy as we celebrate Thanksgiving 2023.

Weekly Digest: Are you eligible for Milk Loss Program assistance?

The USDA is offering financial assistance to eligible dairy operations for milk marketing losses due to weather events in 2020-22.

September 12, 2023

Dave Natzke

Although MLP support is targeted for individual producers, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is urging cooperatives that spread losses across their membership to inquire about eligibility.

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A 6-step guide to successful farm construction projects

Some pre-planning before breaking ground on a new construction project can improve the outcome and ease stress throughout the process when everyone is aligned on expectations.

July 17, 2023

Andrew Skwor

Digging the first shovel of dirt is a rite of passage for farmers – a mark of progress, action and the exciting beginning of a long-awaited project coming to fruition.

CAFO Improvement Fund is seeking applicants for 2023

July 12, 2023

Cassidy Woolsey

Back for another year, the Idaho State Legislature has appropriated an additional $5 million to the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Improvement Fund for beef and dairy producers with plans to make environmental improvements to their facilities.

Production, processing capacity leading to milk dumping

Producer should have the volume recorded and evaluate options before disposing of milk.

June 14, 2023

Jenn Coyne and Dave Natzke

The most memorable, widespread concern over milk dumping occurred during the early COVID-19 outbreak, which affected milk demand and plant capacity to process it.

Weekly Digest: FDA comment period on plant-based ‘milk’ labeling proposal closes on July 31

Here is a brief look at the news affecting dairy producers for the week of April 30-May 6, 2023.

May 1, 2023

Dave Natzke

The EPA is considering rescinding a 2019 reporting exemption of air emissions from animal waste.

Environmental regulation, study have mounting consequences

Here’s an update on some of the key regulatory issues advancing in the first quarter of 2023.

February 27, 2023

Alan Hahn

Differing views on the best way to govern often become apparent as policies are developed and implemented. That’s the case when it comes to environmental regulations affecting agricultural producers.

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Advice for applying manure during winter

Weekly Digest: January fluid milk sales up 2.4% from last year

The three-phase approach to establishing on-farm treatment systems

Weekly Digest: WOTUS will stay in news, courts in 2024

Weekly Digest: Are you eligible for Milk Loss Program assistance?

A 6-step guide to successful farm construction projects

CAFO Improvement Fund is seeking applicants for 2023

Production, processing capacity leading to milk dumping

Weekly Digest: FDA comment period on plant-based ‘milk’ labeling proposal closes on July 31

Environmental regulation, study have mounting consequences

[Podcast] Dwayne Faber: Keeping employees motivated and engaged when managing dairies from afar

December 2024 USDA Feed Outlook report

USDA WASDE report forecasts cattle and beef supplies for 2025

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[Podcast] Dwayne Faber: Keeping employees motivated and engaged when managing dairies from afar