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Prepare to prevent heat stress in cattle
15+ hour, 16+ min ago (130+ words) May 29, 2026 By Larry Lee Filed Under: Animal Agriculture, Animal Health, Beef, Cattle, Cattle, Dairy, Dairy, Livestock, News Royer says heat stress in calves can be a bigger problem, since young calves don't have a fully developed immune system. "They also…...
Milk powder prices stabilized
17+ hour, 14+ min ago (170+ words) May 29, 2026 By Larry Lee Filed Under: Dairy, Dairy, News A marketing consultant says milk powder prices have leveled off after a short-term spike. Mike North with Ever. ag tells Brownfield changes in the dairy market are often triggered by overflows…...
Dairy co-product has huge nutritional value
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (70+ words) May 28, 2026 By Larry Lee Filed Under: Ag Research, Dairy, Dairy, Food, News, Wisconsin Researchers are finding value and a potential market for something dairy processors previously had little use for. Ozturk tells Brownfield she is using her research to focus…...
Lawyers plan to challenge dairy checkoff
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (218+ words) May 28, 2026 By Larry Lee Filed Under: Ag litigation, Ag Policy, Ag Policy, Dairy, Dairy, News A group of lawyers say they are building a case against the dairy checkoff program. Lennington argues that dairy farmers should not be forced to…...
Argentina export tax cuts could pressure U. S. grain markets
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (290+ words) May 27, 2026 By Kellan Heavican Filed Under: Corn, Crops Markets, News, Soybeans, Trade A grains and oil seeds analyst says Argentina's plan to reduce export taxes could put U. S. ag commodities at a competitive disadvantage. Marc Rosenbohm with Terrain says the country…...
Dan Glessing: fuel prices becoming major concern for dairy farms
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (190+ words) May 27, 2026 By Mark Dorenkamp Filed Under: Dairy, Minnesota, News Rising input costs are eating into dairy profits. Dan Glessing operates a dairy in southern Minnesota and says fuel and fertilizer prices are escalating. "Well obviously the fuel aspect, and I…...
Ag economist: USMCA review could shape North American farm trade
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (167+ words) May 25, 2026 By Carah Hart Filed Under: News, Trade An ag economist with the Ohio State University says U. S. agriculture should be paying close attention to the review of the U. S. -Mexico-Canada Agreement. Ian Sheldon tells Brownfield "Mexico's our number one agricultural export…...
USDA says there's more cheese and butter in cold storage
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (173+ words) May 22, 2026 By Larry Lee Filed Under: Dairy, Dairy, News, USDA The amount of cheese and butter in cold storage went up in April. USDA's National Ag Statistics Service says natural cheese stocks rose one percent from March but were down…...
Rising fuel prices add pressure to cattle operations
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (151+ words) May 22, 2026 By Mark Dorenkamp Filed Under: Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Minnesota, News Livestock producers are adjusting to rising input costs related to the conflict in the Middle East. Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association executive director Kaitlyn Root says it's unreal how fast…...
Cash dairy prices lower Thursday
1+ week, 1+ day ago (223+ words) Cash dairy prices were lower on Thursday except for dry whey at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0. 0050 at $0. 6875. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0. 03 at $1. 54 nearly wiping out Wednesday's gains. Ten sales were recorded,…...