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Dairy Dispatch

  • Cheap Milk Is Breaking the Farm: What’s Really Hollowing Out Dairy’s Middle Class
    Too big for local markets. Too small for volume deals. The 200-1,500 cow dairies—dairy's middle class—are disappearing fastest. Here's why. EXECUTIVE […]
  • $11 Billion Bet on Protein: Is Your Milk Check Positioned to Win?
    A structural shift in dairy economics is creating new opportunities for farms producing protein-rich milk—and understanding these dynamics can help in […]
  • $950 Per Cow Is Only the Start: Bird Flu’s True Cost to Your Dairy
    $4.4M in federal aid—still not enough. The $950/cow figure? It doesn't count the high-genomic 2-year-old you had to cull because her quarter dried off […]
  • Dairy’s National Average Is a Lie: Texas +50,000 Cows, Washington -21,000 – Your 90-Day Plan
    Here's the thing about national averages—they can hide more than they reveal. While USDA reports 3%+ growth, one state added 50,000 cows and another l […]
  • The One-Dollar Margin: A Global Wake-Up Call from New Zealand’s Dairy Squeeze
    A $9.50 milk price sounds great—until you see the $8.50 break-even. NZ's one-dollar margin is a wake-up call for dairy farmers everywhere. Executive S […]

Top News from the Past Week

  • The Wall of Milk: Making Sense of 2025’s Global Dairy Crunch This downturn feels different because it is. Four major exporters expanded at once, and $15 milk is testing every assumption. Here's what the resilient dairies know. Your browser does not…
  • 22 of 30: Genosource’s Historic Sweep of the December 2025 US Holstein Genetic Evaluations 73% of the top 30 NM$ bulls. One breeding program. The December 2025 Holstein evaluations just rewrote the genetic playbook. Your browser does not support the audio element. Executive Summary: The…
  • Ferrari Genetics, Go-Kart Support: Why 30,000-Pound Cows Are Gone by Lactation Three Today's dairy cows have more genetic potential than any generation before them. And yet we're dropping race-car engines into go-karts and acting surprised when the wheels start coming off. Your…
  • The Cheap Feed Trap: Why the Wall of Milk Won’t Break and How to Protect Your Margins Your cows cover their feed. Your banker's calm. So why are the sharpest producers culling now? Because they see what's coming. Your browser does not support the audio element. EXECUTIVE…
  • Bailouts, Beef, and Butterfat: When $15K Won’t Fix a $370K Hole $15,000 from Washington. $370,000 in the red. The bailout's a band-aid on a bullet wound—here's what producers who'll survive 2026 are doing right now. Your browser does not support the…

More News

  • Don’t Send That Kid Back”: Three Dairy Careers That Nearly Died on Day One
  • The Cycle Isn’t Coming Back: A Structural Shakeout Is Picking Dairy’s Winners Now
  • World Dairy Expo 2026: Eight Elite Judges Named to Place the Industry’s Finest
  • The Next 18 Months Will Decide Who’s Still Milking in 2030 – Here’s Your Checklist
  • Bird Flu Math: Why 43% of California’s Emergency Funds Went to the Same Farms Twice

Feature Articles

  • dairy industry trends 20252025 Dairy Year in Review: Ten Forces That Redefined Who’s Positioned to Thrive Through 2028
    Everyone's celebrating 2025's wins. Almost nobody's asking how heifer shortage, processor overcapacity, and component changes […]
  • The 2025 Gift Guide Built on Four Hard Questions
    At 4:47 AM, with a calf in one hand and dirty twine in the other, you find out which gifts actually work. E438 The 2025 Gift […]
  • Dairy Farm ProfitabilityColostrum. Lameness. Beef Sires. The December 2025 Journal of Dairy Science Just Changed All Three.
    At 4 liters, calves kick in pain. Collars miss lameness 23 days early. The wrong beef sire erases your premium. The December […]
  • professional relief milkingThe Woman Who Milks Other People’s Dreams: Michele Schroeder’s Unexpected Path from Historic Dairy Legacy to Relief Milking Pioneer
    Meet the Minnesota dairy farmer who sold her cows but kept her calling—and why her story matters more than you think for the […]
  • Mastitis treatment protocolsThe $775-Per-Cow Secret: Why This California Dairy’s Hospital Pen Stays Empty
    His hospital pen is empty. His antibiotic bill is zero. His cows make $775 more each. Here's how E435 The $775-Per-Cow Secret […]

Popular Articles from the Past 30 Days

  • Canadian National Holstein Show 2025 – The Royal Judge: Joel Lepage, QuebecAssociate Judge Jean-Philippe Proulx ALTONA LEA UNIX HERMINIE Grand Champion Royal Winter Fair Holstein Show 2025 DALTON J. FARIS, EAST GWILLIMBURY, ON Grand Champion: Altona Lea Unix Herminie…
  • They Called Him the Three-Legged Bull. He Created the Modern Red Holstein: The Untold Story of Hanover-Hill Triple Threat-Red 53 years ago, a man bet his career on a red calf everyone else called a defect. He was right E433 They Called Him the Three-Legged Bull. He Cre |…
  • Canadian National Red & White Show 2025 – The Royal Judge: Steve Fraser of Fergus Grand Champion: Golden-Oaks Temptres-Red-ET (Unstopabull), 1st 5-year-old, Milksource, Laurie Fischer, Steinhagen & Crescentmead, Kaukauna, WIReserve Grand Champion: Kamps-Rx AplB Archer-Red-ET (Dice-Red), 1st 4-year-old, Hodglynn Holsteins,…
  • Canadian National Jersey Show 2025 – The Royal Judge: Kelly Barbee STONEY POINT JOEL BAILEYGrand ChampionRoyal Winter Fair Jersey Show 2025VIERRA DAIRY, NORTH LEWISBURG, OH Senior & Grand Champion: Stoney Point Joel Bailey (Joel), 1st aged cow, Vierra Dairy,…
  • The $640 Question: Why Some Dairy Farmers Are Rethinking Everything They Know About Dry-Off Wisconsin trial: 47% fewer deaths, 70% less leakage, $640 more per cow. The dry-off method? Backwards from everything you know. E421 The $640 Question: Why Some Dairy Farmers Are |…

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  • China Promised 100%. Delivered 2.7%. Here’s Your 48-Hour Defense Plan.
  • They Called Him the Three-Legged Bull. He Created the Modern Red Holstein: The Untold Story of Hanover-Hill Triple Threat-Red
  • The $500 Transition Gap: Why Your Neighbor’s Fresh Cows May Outperform Yours by Next Winter
  • The Real Reason Dairy Farms Are Disappearing (Hint: It’s Not About Better Farming)
  • The December Genetic Reckoning: Former Champions Fall, New Kings Rise – and Your 2026 Strategy Just Changed

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