LAKE HALLIE, Wis. – One thing farmers have learned in the past two years is how essential stable milk prices are for resiliency and food security, Bobbi Wilson says.

During this challenging past year Wisconsin dairy farmers have been deemed essential workers, committed to their communities by working every day to provide nutritious dairy products to help feed Americans. This June is the time to honor them during National Dairy Month.

The dairy industry could potentially reach climate neutrality; the California dairy industry is moving in that direction. That’s due in large part to the state’s incentive to dairy farmers to install covered lagoon digesters and implementing a carbon-credit system, said Frank Mitloehner, an …

Livestock-dense countries around the world are under pressure to reduce ammonia emissions, in a bid to become more environmentally friendly. Dairy farms have been labeled as producers of ammonia, and have been set targets or quotas in many countries in an overall effort to cut emissions.

Increasing ingredient costs have wreaked havoc across the dairy industry, leading to increased ration costs not seen in years. Feed costs per pound of dry matter are increasing as much as 20 percent or more as corn and soybean-meal prices increase. Some producers contracted ingredient pricin…

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – Family fun at a family farm will be in store June 19 at the Sheboygan County Breakfast on the Farm at Devin-Acres near Elkhart Lake. And because breakfast tickets are being sold online in advance of the event, families will be able to head directly to the fun … or the food.