The Bullvine

$60 Million in Unpaid Milk, 150 Families Wrecked: The 4-Question Processor Risk Audit Every Dairy Needs
If more than half your milk goes to one plant and you don’t have a 72-hour Plan B, this story is about you. Executive Summary: An Argentine proce […]
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:&n […]
GDT surged 6.7%, and U.S. powder output hit a 12-year low – but your DMC window closes in 17 days.
17 days to the DMC deadline. Class IV is $1.50/cwt above Class III. If your DRP is weighted heavily on III, you're insuring a check that doesn't exist […]
€2.2 Billion, 4 Companies, 1 Feed Bunk: CVC Just Carved Up Your Premix Supply Chain with dsm-firmenich Deal
CVC Capital Partners just bought one of the biggest names in your feed supply chain. Here's the math on what changes, what might actually improve, and […]
Your Milk Check Just Split in Two: NDM’s Best Week Since 2007 Blows the Class IV Spread to $1.40
The forward Class IV/III gap is now worth $11,000–$16,000/month on a 500-cow herd — and DMC enrollment closes in 17 days. Executive Summary: NDM […]

$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,…
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…
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…
79% of U.S. Milk Runs on Immigrant Labor. If Yours Vanishes, You Have 72 Hours. 79% of U.S. milk runs on immigrant labor. One Idaho dairy lost a third of its crew in 3 weeks—no raid, just fear from one 50 miles away. You have…
Robots Won’t Save Your Dairy If You’re Alone: 5 Hard Truths About Labor and Robotic Milking ROI Under 500 Cows Under 500 cows and eyeing robots? Before you sign a $1M note, answer this: Who shows up your lane when the barn goes dark? Executive Summary: If you milk under 500…

Jack 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 […]
After 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 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 […]
Robotic Milking Pays 13% More – After 7 Years of Red Ink
Here's the cash flow math the dealer didn't show you — and the one number that predicts whether your robots will pay E483 Rob […]
Sixty Cows Above the Clouds: How a Tiny Alpine Herd Won Europe’s Biggest Breeding Honor
When Rupert was 10, his parents gave him a calf named Mailand. Last month, his 60-cow herd won European Breeder of the Year. […]

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…
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…
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 |…
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 |…