As harvest season approaches, nutritionists will be starting to make recommendations using the commodities the farmers have available to them

Around 30% of dairy farms in the United States use an intramammary teat sealant at dry-off

Hay and haylage crops are under plastic or in storage

Average farm real estate values keep marching upward, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s annual Land Values report

Extreme volatility and milk price fluctuation has farmers thinking about which areas they may be able to cut costs in

When a disease organism hitches a ride on an object, feed particle, another animal, bodily fluid, or the air to find and infect a new host, dairy farmers pay the price for that journey

In the most recent USDA Milk Production report, U.S. milk output was down 1% for the month of June compared to the year before

There’s a dearth of dairy replacements in the countryside

Summer is a prime time for youth of all ages to be around and involved with the farm. While this provides an exceptional opportunity for children to learn job skills, responsibility, and more

It was July 23, 1999, when two college classmates and I boarded a plane to Madison, Wis. On this date, I began a journey that would change my life substantially

Heifer buyers today will leave the sale barn with a dent in their pocketbooks. On the other hand, farmers who are selling their heifers are leaving with smiles on their faces

The U.S. dairy market seems to be in a Goldilocks period. Relatively weak production is matching up with relatively weak demand to keep milk prices at good levels

Soil fertility has come a long way over the years

We have learned a lot about how cows react to highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) since it was first identified on U.S. dairy farms in late March

Seventy percent of all milk sold in the United States in 2023 was marketed through Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs)

Dairy is the largest category in retail grocery with $76 billion in sales, according to Circana sales data

Record high heat has tracked throughout our nation this summer, and farms must operate no matter the weather conditions

The most basic visual dairy cattle evaluation system is the five-point body condition score (BCS) scale

There is no denying that weather conditions have created a challenge for some farmers trying to make hay this season

The state with the most cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle is taking another step to slow the spread