The latest dairy news and legislation from the United States Capitol

As confirmed cases on dairy farms in the states of New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Michigan, and Ohio continue to grow and potentially spread to other dairy states, the focus turns to understanding, identification...

Classifieds: April 25, 2024

When I stop at a farm for an assessment of the heifer program, the first thing I usually do is ask three questions

Over the past three years, expenses on dairy farms have surged significantly with feed, wages, energy, and supplies all experiencing dramatic jumps

Many aspects of dairy farming in the U.S. have changed over the past 50 years

Can we assume that cows within a pen use all their resources uniformly?

Two of the biggest televised events in the nation — the Grammys and the Oscars — featured hosts who quipped at Americans’ usage of Ozempic for weight loss

The April 1 deadline for interested parties to submit posthearing briefs summing up their arguments for changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) has passed

“Compensatory growth never works in our favor,” said Margaret Quaassdorff during a Cornell Cooperative Extension webinar

A growing number of dairy producers are using beef semen on their farms, and perhaps no statistic highlights that point better than the remarkable growth in domestic beef semen sales

We are entering a busy time on most dairy farms, with spring planting being a top priority along with so many other day-to-day responsibilities

The term neutral detergent fiber (NDF) is familiar to most dairy producers and industry professionals

Now that the strange symptoms observed in small pockets of U.S. dairy cattle that first gained widespread attention last month have been attributed to avian influenza, the question turns to how the disease...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture shared finalized changes to the federally funded Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children on Tuesday

Classifieds: April 10, 2024

The Holstein Foundation is pleased to welcome Denise Skidmore to the Board of Trustees

We now have another way of communicating yogurt’s health benefits to consumers

The use of beef sires on dairy cattle has gained popularity over the last few years on farms around across the country

What does compliance look like on your dairy? Maybe it involves following a protocol closely to complete a job