Hope is on the menu for Nebraska dairy industry
Governor Pete Ricketts was on hand for the presentation of a new dairy economic study.
Dairy industry hoping to weather current storm
Chris Galen is the senior vice president of member services and strategic initiatives for the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) in Arlington, Va.
Milk Findings May Help Infants Worldwide
Today is World Milk Day! In America, the average consumption of milk is about 146 pounds (17 gallons) per person per year according to data from USDA’s Economic Research Service.
Millions in federal aid given to Midwest meat and dairy distributors
Meat and dairy companies in the Midwest are being rescued by funding for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, which has the USDA partnering with meat distributors across the country whose workforce was significantly impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns.
Farmer suicide deaths alarm rural communities
One by one, the three men from the same close-knit community took their own lives.
Our area’s dairy herds could morph into beef cattle
Think “farm.” Most mental images include a dairy cow or two.
Real World Economics: Oil, milk and meat markets face complex problems
Economic life goes on even in a pandemic, and interesting new situations arise, some from the disease, some independent of it and some mixed. Three sectors face immediate problems with different mixes of conditions. Global petroleum markets and U.S. dairying face particularly acute ones.
Stop milking it, dairy farmers tell plant-based competitors
What’s milk? For Jason Gallion, the only full-time farmer serving in the Maryland state Senate, the question is a no-brainer.
Dairy leader sees good days ahead
These are challenging times in the U.S. dairy industry. But Molly Pelzer says the outlook is brightened by the dairy checkoff and Midwest Dairy.
Too early to know how Dean Foods bankruptcy will impact Le Mars plant
It’s too early to know how — or whether — Dean Foods’ bankruptcy — will impact the milk giant’s plant in Le Mars, local officials say.
