What is the world’s most expensive dairy disease? And what countries are hit hardest by these costs? Dr. Philip Rasmussen, researcher from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, recently explored ...

China on Monday singled out Dutch firm FrieslandCampina as well as French and Italian companies in an anti-subsidy probe into dairy imports from the European Union, after lawmakers from these ...

Momentum in Class III futures has continued to shift as several weeks of aggressive spot cheese bids and higher futures become adjusted to $1.90 cheese. Market participants have increasingly cited a ...

Since 2003, the Cooperative Working Together (CWT) program has served as a farmer-funded self-help program. Now, farmers and coops are considering a package of changes to CWT to make it even more ...

Finding dependable labor to milk cows can be a challenge. Automated batch-style milking, with the GEA DairyRobot R9600, provides a smarter solution. This system combines the labor savings and ...

Class III milk futures were off to a hot start in the first full week of the New Year. Bidders were the aggressors in cheese on Monday. Class III milk, which was 20 cents higher in the early trade, ...

Contraband meat entering the United States illegally is on a dramatic upswing, creating risk to the safety of U.S. livestock herds and poultry flocks. At the Port of Los Angeles, the number of ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rules on Tuesday, following a May Supreme Court ruling in Sackett v. EPA, that required EPA to revise the WOTUS ...

Spearheaded by U.S. Representatives Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and Kim Schrier (D-WA), alongside Senators Roger Marshall ...

US milk production reached 18.7 billion pounds in December, down 0.5% on the year and below expectations. Once again, the ...

A Social Media Influence While Vander Kooi wears many hats, including farmer, wife, and mother, her role as a social ...

Over the years, as milk moves from the farm to the plant, it increasingly carries less water. This shift is primarily driven by a notable rise in the component level of milk, particularly butterfat.