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Dairy Dispatch

  • 600 Argentine Dairy Families, One New Buyer, Zero Warning: Saputo’s $630M Sell‑Off and Your Processor Contract Risk
    Your milk goes to one processor. Overnight, they sell 80% to a stranger. That’s not a what‑if — it’s what 600 Argentine dairy families woke up to toda […]
  • Cargill Milwaukee Never Bought Your Calves. Tyson Did: How Ebert’s 2,500 Beef‑on‑Dairy Crosses Manage Packer Risk.
    Cargill Milwaukee never bought your calves. Tyson did. See how a 4,200-cow Wisconsin herd with 2,500 beef‑on‑dairy crosses is rewiring its sire and pa […]
  • Only 12% of Dairy Farms Reach Generation Three – A 2025 Court Ruling Exposes Why Succession Fails and How to Fix It
    Your kid’s sweat equity is worth $0 without a signed agreement. A 2025 dairy farm court ruling just proved it the hard way. Executive Summary: If […]
  • The $100 Springer Gap: Dairy Farm Relocation Is Moving America’s Milk Map to I-29
    $225K from beef‑on‑dairy, $6M digesters in the red, and 10-year permits on offer. This isn’t theory — it’s where herds are actually moving. Executive […]
  • $18.95 Milk, $19.14 Costs: USDA’s 2026 Milk Price ‘Upgrade’ Still Leaves Your Dairy in the Red
    USDA says 2026 milk is $18.95. ERS says your costs are $19.14. That’s not a forecast — that’s a loss locked into the dairy math. Executive Summary:&nb […]

Top News Posts from Past Week

  • $1.6B to Texas and Kansas, 76% of Wisconsin Farms Gone: Scale Up, Go Premium, or Get Out Hilmar, Leprino, and Valley Queen are pulling milk toward new regions. For producers in traditional dairy states, the math has changed—and so have the breeding goals. Executive Summary: Since 2020, Hilmar,…
  • Holstein Conformation’s $2,678 Gap: How Holstein USA’s Million‑Cow Study Should Change Your Linear Type Strategy Holstein USA’s million‑cow study found a $2,678 lifetime gap tied to conformation. The question isn’t if it’s real—it’s how close your herd is to the wrong side of it. Executive…
  • $3,010 Per Heifer. 800,000 Short. Your Beef-on-Dairy Bill Is Due. 3 out of 4 dairies bred beef-on-dairy. Now 800,000 heifers are missing, and replacements are $3,010 a head. Where does your herd sit in that math? Executive Summary: If you chased…
  • A 31-Year-Old Dairy Farmer Died in a Manure Pit. What Wayne County Did Next Is a Playbook You Can Steal. One year after Reed Hostetler's death at L&R Dairy in Ohio, his community is still proving what farm safety and resilience look like when farmers refuse to let one of…
  • Drumgoon Dairy Lost 38 Workers in One I-9 Audit. Your Operation Could Be 72 Hours Away. One I-9 audit resulted in the dismissal of 38 workers at Drumgoon Dairy. If ICE knocked tomorrow, how long could your parlor run? Executive Summary: Immigrant workers provide 51% of hired…

More News

  • From 640 Acres to 50: Wisconsin’s Foreign Land Crackdown and the New Rules for Dairy Expansion Money
  • The $125‑Million Recall Precedent: How the 2025 Formula Crisis Exposes Dairy’s Contract and Milk Cheque Risk
  • USDA’s $109 Billion Warning: $18.95 Milk, $19.14 Costs, and 29% of Farm Income from Government Checks
  • $60 Million in Unpaid Milk, 150 Families Wrecked: The 4-Question Processor Risk Audit Every Dairy Needs
  • Drumgoon Dairy Lost 38 Workers in One I-9 Audit. Your Operation Could Be 72 Hours Away.

Feature Articles

  • From 1,810 Dairy Farms to 18: How North Dakota’s Processing Collapse Cornered the Holle Family – and Could Corner You
    You can’t breed your way to cheaper diesel.” North Dakota did the math, lost 1,792 dairies, and left one 1,000‑cow family ask […]
  • farmer suicide prevention81% Never Got Help. Randy Roecker Is Training Milk Haulers to Save Dairy Farmers’ Lives.
    Most suicide training starts in a classroom. Randy Roecker started his in the driveway — with milk haulers, vets, and nutriti […]
  • Jack Remsberg LegacyJack Remsberg  – The Man Behind Elevation: Three Shots, Forty Thousand Cows, and the Trust That Built a Legacy
    Before genomics, one photo could make or break a young sire. Jack Remsberg only needed three shots when the bull was Round Oa […]
  • on-farm dairy processingAfter 75 Years and 850 Doorsteps, One Number Forced Cooil’s Dairy to Choose  – How Close Are You?
    Thinking about adding or expanding on‑farm processing? Read this 75-year doorstep story first. It might change your plan. E48 […]
  • Walkway Chief MarkWalkway Chief Mark: The Backup Bull Behind Seven Percent of Every Holstein Cow
    Half a million lost calves. Thirty billion dollars in milk. One bull at the center of both: Walkway Chief Mark. E484 Walkway […]

Popular Articles from the Past 30 Days

  • Locked from the Inside: Dairy’s Darkest Crimes and the Weak Spots They Exploited Barn doors locked from the inside. Semen straws filled with dishwater. A $7,500 cow insured for $250,000—and two dairymen dead by their own hands within a week.  E472 Locked from…
  • Walkway Chief Mark: The Backup Bull Behind Seven Percent of Every Holstein Cow Half a million lost calves. Thirty billion dollars in milk. One bull at the center of both: Walkway Chief Mark. E484 Walkway Chief Mark: The Backup Bull Behind Se |…
  • Where the Robots Hum and the Cows Stay Calm: The Four Oak Farms Way Think robots ruin cow comfort and family time? At Four Oak Farms, the robot hums, the Brown Swiss relax, and the kids still make bedtime. E476 Where the Robots Hum…
  • They Kept the Barn Lights On That was a sad day when those eight cows didn't come in the barn in the morning, and you go out and… yeah E468 They Kept the Barn Lights On…
  • One ICE Raid. 35 Workers Gone. A New Mexico Dairy Learned What Community Really Means. One ICE raid stopped a dairy cold. 35 workers gone. But it also revealed who neighbours really are. E471 One ICE Raid. 35 Workers Gone. A New Mexico D |…

More Articles

  • Robotic Milking Pays 13% More – After 7 Years of Red Ink
  • Sixty Cows Above the Clouds: How a Tiny Alpine Herd Won Europe’s Biggest Breeding Honor
  • Dairy Calf Nutrition for Healthier, Higher‑Producing Cows
  • Udder Edema Hits 86% of Fresh Heifers – A $3,500-$16,000 Hit in a $3,000–$4,000 Heifer Market (And a $40/Head Fix)
  • Diane Hendricks: She Wasn’t Allowed to Milk Cows. Now She’s Worth Over $20 Billion.

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