Marketing Plan Crucial To Surviving Today’s Markets USDA has placed the average price for corn in the $4.50/bu range for 2024 through 2026. That projection has, unfortunately, proven to be reality to date. Cash corn prices for corn slipped below $4.00 in many...
National Farmers stepped in and saved us in the spring of 2020 By Denise Rackley Milking 800 cows three times a day doesn’t leave much room for change. In 2020, when the dairy processing plant decided it couldn’t haul the 65,000 pounds of Double Dale milk produced...
By Denice Rackley Combating the economic constraints placed on family dairy farms can take various forms. One dairy may turn to high-tech solutions, while another chooses to go old school. Either way, capable human help can be scarce. Robots provide answers for some...
Wisconsin Members Host Dairy Events Three Wisconsin National Farmers families hosted key dairy events in their communities this summer. The events familiarize city folks about the workings of a dairy farm, and producers attend also to catch up with friends and...
By Jim Hayes Hello everyone, from south-central Wisconsin. Several important issues are developing in the dairy industry. As of August 1, there are numerous dairy plants looking for milk. The milk supply has tightened up in just about every region of the country. This...
USDA Releases Milk Marketing Recommendations, Seeks Comments By Brad Rach 49 days of hearings. 12,000 pages of testimony. A 332-page report. Finally, USDA has made some recommendations about changing the rules for Federal Milk Marketing Orders. The process is still...