In recent years, the tight labor market has led to increased challenges in finding available farm workers, resulting in higher wage rates for agricultural labor. Dairy farmers are continuously seeking ways to manage labor costs efficiently while maximizing productivity....
The 2023 corn crop season got off to a timely start across the country this spring. This will hopefully allow for a full growing season and provide producers with ideal quality and yield potential for their corn silage. With...
I help to feed the world. I genuinely care about my animals, my employees and the soil. The message aligns with my previous article and reflects what I find and hear during my travels across the dairy industry. The...
“I help to feed the world; I make world-class products; I care about my employees.” These are all values shared among the dairy processor community I get the opportunity to work with, and they are essentially for any successful...
What’s happening with my milk check? How can I stay profitable at this price? These are likely the questions dairy producers are asking as they open milk checks in the recent months. So let’s discuss a few ways to...
Summertime brings thoughts of ice cream and baseball. The post-game little league event brings both teams to the local ice cream store to enjoy a refreshing ice cream cone. Dairy cows do not play baseball, but they do work...
John Oncken | Wisconsin State Farmer
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In 1968, there were 71,000 dairy farms in Wisconsin. Thirty years later that number dropped to 23,000. At the end of 2016, the number of licensed dairy farms ebbed to 9,400,and last year...
I was recently listening to a marketing guru share her amazing words of wisdom for increasing sales. "Facts tell, stories sell," she declared with a doe-eyed look of "Aren't I smart?!"
And stories have been used to sell a lot...
“In 2023, the lingering impact of inflation, the growth of online shopping and the full return of the store shopping experience, will have a significant impact on shaping the grocery industry,” says Jeewani Fernando, provincial consumer market analyst with...
Of all the misinformation the plant-based sector has aimed at dairy over the decades, one of the most aggravating has been the idea that because dairy farmers want nut-juice manufacturers to stop pretending their products are equal to theirs,...
