Wildlife managers report on efforts to deter wolf attacks. Ag Minute for July 15, 2015

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife updates its efforts to prevent wolf attacks on livestock the same day it confirms depredations in northeast corner of the state. Click here for full story.

Beef herd expansion more aggressive than anticipated - AgMinute for February 4, 2015

USDA's Jan. 1 cattle inventory report brought several surprises to industry watchers, revealing signs of faster-than-anticipated beef herd expansion. Click here for the full story

U.S. dairymen adding cows on good margins - AgMinute for October 23, 2014

U.S. milk production was up 4.1 percent in September over year-ago levels, boosted by 78,000 additional cows and increased per cow production of almost 2 pounds. Click here for the full story

Higher prices prompt increase in milk production - AgMinute for August 25, 2014

High milk prices and lower feed costs grew U.S. milk production 4 percent in July over year-ago levels. Continued favorable margins are expected to boost production the rest of the year. Click here for the full story

2013 milk receipts break record - AgMinute for May 23, 2014

U.S. milk receipts hit a record $40.3 billion in 2013, with California leading the way. That gross income was up 8.7 percent from 2012 with an 8.4 percent increase in the average all-milk price. Click here for the full story

March U.S. milk production up 1.1 percent - AgMinute for April 24, 2014

Milk production in the 23 major dairy states, at 16.7 billion pounds, was up 1.1 percent in March over March 2013. Total cow numbers were up 1,000 head from February, with production per cow 209 pounds above February. Click here for the full story

Dairy margins projected healthy through 2023 - AgMinute for March 27, 2014

High milk prices fueled by international demand for dairy products combined with declining feed costs should lead to strong profit margins for dairymen in 2014. Income over feed projections by the University of Missouri include the new margin insurance program and look healthy through 2023, but they do not include volatility. Click her for the full story

U.S. milk production up 1.4 percent - AgMinute for March 24, 2014

The U.S. national average all-milk price has been above $20 per hundredweight since September, but milk production in response is only creeping up slowly. Production in the 23 selected milk-producing states was up 1.4 percent in February over February 2013, which was down 3.3 percent from February 2012. Click here for the full story

rBST popularity has dropped - AgMinute for December 10, 2013

An economic study has found that in recent years dairy farmers, particularly larger ones, have discontinued using recombinant bovine somatotropin, or rBST, a synthetic hormone that boosts milk production. Click here for the full story