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Edmund "Ed" Jacobys grandparents founded Jacobys Biergarten in 1904, and he was a fixture there for from the 1960s until he sold it in 1995.

In a bright spot for dairy demand, consumer expenditures on dairy climbed 3% higher in March. The not-so-great news is that they also bought 3% less product.Thanks to inflation, dollars at the grocery,Hoard's Dairyman Intel - Thursday

The photos this winter from the California ports of Long Beach and Oakland left many who depend on foreign trade both concerned and uncertain. In so many ways, supply chain backups like those in U.S.,Hoard's Dairyman Intel - Thursday

Dairy faces a number of challenges as the rest of the year develops. While that is true, every other food commodity market has similar struggles. Take for example oils that are used to make margarine.,Hoard's Dairyman Intel

Plans for an Athletics Master Village at Boise State University will upgrade and expand current facilities, the university athletic department announced Thursday.

Michigan has its own signature drink that sounds wonderful on a nice warm summer day. Check out Michigan's signature drink, The Hummer.

Michigan has its own signature drink that sounds wonderful on a nice warm summer day. Check out Michigan's signature drink, The Hummer.

We still need the CME In the conversation about the block and barrel cheese prices that play a role into the Class III price farmers receive for their milk, some might ask if the way cheese value is discovered — through the CME — remains relevant. After all, the roots of the exchange date back to the early 1900s, when it was mostly used as a way to connect buyers and sellers. However, the short answer is still yes, the panelists of the March 3 Hoard’s Dairyman DairyLivestream agreed. If ...

Cheddar blocks and Cheddar barrels . . . these terms are likely familiar to those who closely follow dairy commodity prices.

Cheddar cheese pays the bills Mozzarella is the most commonly produced cheese in the U.S. and the most consumed. So why are the cheese block and barrel values that are used to determine the price dairy farmers receive for their milk based on Cheddar, the second most popular variety with consumers? “It’s one thing to say, ‘Yes, I would love to see Mozzarella included in the survey and be a part of milk pricing formulas.’ It’s another thing entirely to say there’s a way that we can es...