The federal farm safety net was designed to offset losses. But some farmers and economists argue it has become a profit enhancer, raising questions about land values, competition and the future of ...

The MILK Business Conference provides critical business information to help dairy producers thrive in a constantly changing economic environment. Education topics include understanding markets, ...

Taylor Leach is the Assistant Editor of Dairy Herd Management and Milk Business Quarterly, blending her background in journalism and dairy farming. Raised on a dairy farm in Kansas, she now farms in ...

If you want to understand the true story of the current U.S. dairy industry, you cannot simply look at the milk check, and you certainly can’t rely on nostalgia. You have to look at the math. The ...

Where dairy’s future is built starts with the conversations happening at the 2026 MILK Business Conference, covering ...

While Fairlife represents just one player in the U.S. dairy landscape, the attack underscores a growing vulnerability that dairy producers — large and small — can no longer afford to ignore: The dairy ...

Terrain analyst Ben Laine explores the 40% surge in milkfat exports and the diversified financial safety net keeping U.S.

When temperatures climb and humidity settles in, dairy producers their nutritionists spend plenty of time thinking about heat stress. But warm, damp weather can also create problems before the feed ...

The protein boom, driven by exploding population and income growth, heightened awareness of health benefits, and expanding use of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, continues to benefit the U.S. dairy industry.