Having children in 4-H has undoubtedly led many families down paths they never imagined. One Illinois family’s 4-H journey lit their passion for dairy cattle. In 1984, Jim and Wanda Bohnert purchased a couple of older registered Jersey cows from the local sale barn for their boys…

March is the month, Pewaukee, Wisconsin — just outside of Milwaukee ­— is the place. It‘s National Farmers annual winter farm business and ag marketing meeting, set for March 18-19 at the Ingleside Hotel. And, best of all, members register free this year! Book author Brian Reisinger…

When will our nation’s farmers and ranchers stand up and be heard — or is it too late? Many of us are trying to make sense of what’s going to develop with the expired Farm Bill. As of early December, it looks more like another one-year extension versus getting a new bill signed. Meanwhile…

Your holiday mail had something unusual this year–a letter from the Federal Milk Marketing Order Administrator. Don’t throw it away! It’s your ballot for voting on changes to the FMMO system. As you probably know, USDA has held hearings, read comments, and involved…

National Farmers has encouraged price risk management as long as I have been in the livestock department. In mid December, the Five Area Weighted Average was almost $191.00 and the December ‘24 futures closed at about $190.00, only a -$1.00 basis compared to…

The political football known as the Farm Bill has not been acted upon by Congress, and that’s severely impacting farmers around the country. This inaction significantly affects policy, markets, risk management, and the many other factors necessary for farmers and ranchers to…