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Quality loss assistance for eligible producers affected by 2018 and 2019 natural disasters is now being offered by the U.S. Department of Agri…
WATERLOO, Wis. – The approach that Shane and Jennifer Sauer take to dairy farming and leadership might best be reflected in the quote, “If you…
The recently enacted COVID-19 resource and relief package included a number of agricultural-related provisions, such as a $1.5 billion extensi…
OPINION The year 2020 brought unforeseen challenges to us all. Our health-care workers and first responders made incredible sacrifices to car…
After the enthusiasm ignited by the recent U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement, most commodities struggled to keep the momentum goin…
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part article.
The dairy industry supplies dietary requirements to a majority of the population. It also contributes about 1.58 percent of the country’s tota…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Jan. 15 that additional assistance will be offered through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Progra…
An increasing-cost environment stemming from increased feed prices will challenge the dairy and animal-protein sector’s ability in 2021 to ret…
It has concrete walls that could withstand a tornado, rooms kept at arctic temperatures, seeds that are 100 years old, and is home to one of t…
MECKLENBURG, N.Y. – At 50-acre Wellspring Forest Farm in the Finger Lakes Region of central New York, the goal is to farm in the image of a fo…
A team from Wisconsin’s Polk County 4-H earned first place in the North American Dairy Educational Experience contest. The recently held conte…
Agri-View offers a schedule of events of special interest to our readers. Some events and activities might require advance registration. Email…
The process for earning organic certification may seem daunting. But there are many resources available to farmers wanting to label and market…
WASHBURN, Wis. – At many crossroads in rural Wisconsin stand empty buildings that once housed small businesses – many of which were neighborho…
OPINION The National Milk Producers Federation is calling for changes to the so-called Class I fluid-milk-price mover to recover losses dairy…
Digital technologies and services are increasingly being used by agricultural sectors around the world. Monitoring the growth of such digital …
Precision feeding is an effective approach for reducing manure nutrients and minimizing their environmental impact on water and air quality. T…
Even as the streak of year-over-year volume growth ends after 14 straight months, U.S. dairy exports remain 4 percent ahead of the previous re…
OPINION Organic farmers trying to compete with their conventional counterparts for tillable land have been at a disadvantage for a number of …
Dairy farmers and veterinarians in the United Kingdom recently enlisted the help of video-gaming experts to enhance cow health. They’re workin…
Neal A. Jorgensen, 85, passed away Dec. 22, 2020, in The Villages, Florida. He was an emeritus professor of dairy science who served the Unive…
The soil beneath our feet might save the planet.
OIL CITY, Wis. – The year was 1842 when Esau Johnson moved his family to a spot in Monroe County, Wisconsin, where the winding Kickapoo River …
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part article featuring the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance. The first part was published in t…
The term “herd immunity” has come into common usage in recent months.