When Nebraska dairy producers met in West Point for the annual Nebraska State Dairy Association convention the honored Nebraska Extension Dairy Nutrition Specialist Paul Kononoff with the Philip H. Cole Dairy Industry Person of the Year award.

In a Nebraska Farmer article, Kononoff said. “I also enjoy finding ways we can use science to solve their problems and make life better for their families and employees. Being presented with this award from NSDA is the greatest honor of my career.”

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he Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team’s monthly webinar series continues on Wednesday, April 23, from 12 to 1 p.m. The program will be presented by Dr. Adam Krull and Dr. Luiz Ferraretto and will discuss dairy rations without brown midrib corn silage, also known as BMR corn silage.

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The average price received by farmers for milk was $23.50 per cwt, 60 cents below the January price but $4.50 above February 2024 according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Agricultural Prices report.

All hay prices in Iowa averaged $103.00 per ton in February. This was $9.00 below the January price and $68.00 below the February 2024 price. The February 2025 alfalfa hay price, at $105.00, was $12.00 below the previous month and $70.00 below February 2024. The average price received for other hay during February was $95.00 per ton. This was $9.00 below the January price and $54.00 below February last year.