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Dairy Dispatch

  • European Butter Down 35%: The 90-Day Playbook That’s Helping Dairy Farmers Protect $150,000+
    European butter crashed 35%. History shows your milk check is due in 90 days. The farmers protecting six figures right now aren't smarter. They're jus […]
  • The Hidden Equipment Failure Costing Dairy Farms $100,000 Annually – And Why Most Farmers Don’t Know They Have It
    The dairy industry's toughness culture kept farms alive for generations. Now it's quietly costing them six figures a year. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: If […]
  • Is Your Fresh Pen Costing You $90,000? The 90-Day Transition Fix for Pregnancy Rate
    Metritis + SCK can quietly drain US$90,000 from a 500‑cow herd. The fix starts 90 days before you ever thaw a straw. Executive Summary: Most of u […]
  • 4.23% Butterfat, $187,000 Gone: The Margin Math That Broke 2025 – And Shapes Your 2028
    4.23% butterfat—an all-time record. $187,000 gone from a 500-cow herd—silently. That's not bad luck. It's the margin math that broke 2025 and shapes w […]
  • When Land Is Worth More Than Milk in California’s Lost Dairy Valley
    400 dairies became 3,176 warehouses. Before you face that math, see how one California dairy valley made its hardest choice. Executive Summary: A […]

Top News Posts from Past Week

  • The Phone Call Most Dairy Farmers Won’t Make- And the Three Marriages It Saved Inside the Minnesota families who asked for help before it was too late—and why their choice could change how you think about survival. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Katie Elvehjem was ready to drive…
  • When 5:30 AM Chores Matter More Than the NHL Draft: The Martin Family’s Extraordinary Lesson in Raising Kids Who Choose to Stay Nashville took him 5th overall. He was in the barn. 'The cows don't care if you're drafted,' he said. What his family did differently should make every farm parent think…
  • The Traits That Should Disqualify Bulls- But Often Don’t: How Genomic Selection Changed the Rules of Knockout Traits What dairy breeders are discovering about the gap between traits that theoretically eliminate bulls and the ones that actually prevent collection and sale EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The traits that should disqualify bulls…
  • Still Showing Up at 91: Remembering Duane Hegna, Who Made Heatherstone Wisconsin’s Welcome Mat 91 years old. Still planning the dairy breakfast. That wasn't dedication—that was just Duane. Here's the detail that keeps coming back to me. He was still serving on the Sauk…
  • They Couldn’t Afford Excellence. So They Decided Who They Were Instead. 4 FARM Award Winners Prove the Decision That Matters Most Costs Nothing Executive Summary: They decided who they were before they could afford it. That's the pattern connecting the four 2025…

More News

  • The 18-Month Protein Window: $11 Billion in New Plants Signals It’s Time to Rethink Your Sire Lineup
  • Where Did All That Cheese Go? What the USDA’s November Dairy Product Production Report Really Means for Your Milk Check
  • $337 Million Disappeared from Milk Checks. Cheese Prices Never Dropped
  • The Phone Call Most Dairy Farmers Won’t Make- And the Three Marriages It Saved
  • Dairy Tech ROI: The Questions That Separate $50K Wins from $200K Mistakes

Feature Articles

  • dairy heifer shortage reckoning438,000 Missing Heifers. $4,100 Price Tags. Beef-on-Dairy’s Reckoning Has Arrived.
    Biology doesn't negotiate. The heifers you didn't breed in 2023 can't freshen in 2026. $4,100 price tags are just the start o […]
  • Robert Chicoine Genetic LegacyRobert Chicoine and the Bull Nobody Wanted: The Data Revolution That Lives in Your Herd’s DNA
    How a farm boy's love of pedigrees sparked a data revolution that reshaped global dairy genetics—and why his lessons matter m […]
  • Why the A2 Boom Bypassed Heritage Breeds – And What’s Actually Working
    Your Guernseys might be naturally A2—but if you’re not hitting 50,000 lb per run, your premium is probably disappearing in so […]
  • beef-on-dairy economicsBeef-on-Dairy’s $500,000 Swing: What 72% of Farms Know That’s Costing You $1,000/Cow Every Year
    $4,000 for a replacement heifer. $875 for a dairy bull calf. But 72% of farms get up to $1,450 for beef-cross calves, AND cut […]
  • dairy genetics economicsFrom $1.5 Million to $150,000: The Dairy Genetics Shakeout and Your Next Move
    The dairy genetics business that built family operations for generations? It's been restructured. $1.5M down to $150K. But so […]

Popular Articles from the Past 30 Days

  • Four Bulls That Changed the Holstein Breed: Genius, Gambles, and the Price We’re Still Paying Four bulls. Four gambles. The genetics that doubled milk production—and the hidden costs nobody saw coming. E450 Four Bulls That Changed the Holstein Breed: G | RSS.com The auctioneer's voice…
  • Four Bets. Five Legends: The Holstein Visionaries Who Built Everything You’re Breeding Today Four breeders made four impossible bets. Every Holstein alive today is the payoff. Here's what they knew that we forgot. E340 Four Bets. Five Legends: The Holstein Vision | RSS.com…
  • The Room Went Quiet. Everyone Left. Then an $8,100 Phone Call Changed Holstein History Forever. The untold stories of Rudy Missy, Blackrose, and the stockmen who saw what the experts couldn't E446 The Room Went Quiet. Everyone Left. Then an $ | RSS.com It was…
  • Ray Brubacher: The Holstein Legend Who Quit Two Dream Jobs  Ray Brubacher built three generations by breaking one rule: Stay loyal to people who break their word. He didn't. 455 Ray Brubacher: The Holstein Legend Who Quit Tw | RSS.com…
  • 16,000 Dairy Farms Gone: The 5-Question Test to Know If You’ll Survive A 55-year-old expands with $3M debt. He's 70 before it's manageable—exactly when the transition should happen. That's the trap nobody talks about. E449 16,000 Dairy Farms Gone: The 5-Question Test…

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