Chicago Mercantile Exchange barrel Cheddar set a record high on Wednesday, hitting $2.6225 per pound, eclipsing the previous $2.53 high Nov. 2, 2020. It closed Friday at $2.59 however, up 10.50 cents …
As if county fairs aren’t eventful enough for families who exhibit dairy cattle, our county fair this year was extra eventful. First, we had to evacuate our fairgrounds on check-in day due …
As I was reading last month’s article in the Dairy Star, I was confused. The title was “Cleaning Up,” but the article was not what I had written earlier in the week. I accidentally …
There once was a time when it was as common as dirt, but the prevailing attitude turned against this activity. You don’t see it much anymore, although it’s made a modest comeback in …
The weaning and transition phases can impose many stressors on dairy calves and subsequent negative impacts on welfare and performance. These stressors may be related to nutrition, the environment …
Advancing dairy research is a key strategy of dairy checkoff. Midwest Dairy funds research that solves industry challenges and partners with those who drive demand for dairy. This includes …
Each year, I anxiously wait for harvest season to roll around for the sweet smell of freshly chopped corn, the crisp morning air, sweater weather and getting to hop in a tractor and follow Dad around …
I originally wrote this poem four or so years ago, but as I delivered the lunches to the pile-packing posse this past Thursday, thinking about how I needed to can more grape juice when I got done, …
I want to share details about my recent trip to Washington, D.C. Before stepping on the plane in Milwaukee, I had to prepare myself for the long days of traveling and walking around our …
The comment period for the Federal Milk Marketing Order reform process wrapped up earlier this month. American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist Roger Cryan said his organization is not happy …
Where did the summer go? Am I the only one who was not able to cram in everything that was on the list of things to do before school started? We missed out on some of the adventures we were planning, …
We sometimes underestimate the power a simple connection can make in one’s life. Those of us writing for this paper, and likely you reading it, connect over the dairy industry. It is our shared …
Today as I was driving to take photos for Dairy Star, I called my parents to pass the time. It was a moment of shock when my mom told me about a life-ending crash when a dairy farmer friend’s …
There are some things wrong with today’s world that can be traced back to some of the customs we’ve abandoned. For instance, we were a much more civilized society when men wore …
Our veterinary practice runs an in-house laboratory where we perform several types of cultures, including milk cultures from the bulk tank and individual cows. Bulk tank cultures are an …
Farmers are cultivators of land, caretakers of animals and producers of food for our communities. We take great pride in the legacy that has led us to where we are today. The foundation our ancestors …
There are only a few moments in life when we truly feel a sense of community, surrounded by the people who cheer us on in everything we do. I experienced this on the evening before opening day of the …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the August Federal Order Class III milk price at $20.66 per hundredweight, up 87 cents from July, $3.47 above August 2023, and the highest Class III price …
I can see the signs of fall all around me these days. Early morning school bus routes. Drooping ears of corn. The sound of sandhill cranes congregating for their southward trip. It also signals a …
The presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris introduced her vice-presidential pick at their first campaign stop. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz referenced his 12 years in Congress in …