Across the Midwest, we have been ravaged with extreme weather in the last six weeks from blinding blizzards, drenching downpours, softball-size hail and gale force winds.

    Every growing season is different, and this spring is no exception. Excluding a few bursts of summer-like temperatures, cooler weather has blanketed much of the Midwest.

    Because the world we live in is ever-changing, research continues to be top of mind for Midwest Dairy.

    Some years ago, NASA – who should consider changing its motto from “To infinity and beyond!” to “Oops!” – announced its Mars Climate Orbiter had been lost.

    Once in a while, we get to be a part of something that is inspiring and has promotional components that awe and amaze me.

    I love rhubarb. Plain and simple. I will use it in the majority of all baked goods for the next month or so.

    Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack met with his Canadian counterpart during the G-7 meetings in Germany and voiced disappointment in Canada’s response to a dispute panel’s ruling in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.