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Hormuz May Be a Long Way from Your Farm, but the Fuel Bill Is Not.

As of September 2026, U.S. diesel prices have moved above $6 per gallon, sharply increasing operating costs at a time when farmers are preparing for harvest.

10/09/2026

What Is Your Dairy Manure Really Worth?

High fertilizer prices increase the potential economic value of dairy manure, but nutrient content alone does not determine what manure is worth.

6/09/2026

DAIRYNOMICS #1

Do You Know What 100 Pounds of Milk Really Costs You?

4/09/2026

Rethinking the Voluntary Waiting Period

Biology, Economics, and the Case for Individual Cows

4/08/2026

Don’t Force Nature to Fit the System

Fit Genetics and Management to the Environment

24/08/2026

Optimum Age at First Breeding in Dairy Heifers

There is a right time for everything.

21/08/2026

Do Not Trim Your Hedge

Protecting the margin when the market won’t.

11/08/2026

Do Fish Thrive or Simply Survive?

Rethinking Well-Being in Aquaculture

7/08/2026

“Hiding Her Milk”?

What Science Reveals About Cow–Calf Contact Systems

Independent Science for Animals, Farms and Ecosystems.