Adding up to be the nation’s third most value crop as an $8.7 billion industry per year, alfalfa is a common sight on many dairies because of its nutrient profile

Almost 4.4 billion pounds of U.S. dairy products have been exported year-to-date through October, according to the United States Dairy Export Council

School cafeterias are a gateway for millions of United States schoolchildren to receive access to nourishing meals that include fruits, vegetables, and dairy foods

Dairy cows consume by-product feeds, many farmers reuse water or manure, and milk processing results in a wide range of delicious and nutritious food items and ingredients

As cows are fed different rations based upon stage of life, they are also grouped according to age

Amid the holiday season, there is plenty of butter, cheese, dips, and whips flying off the grocery store shelves, much to the delight of dairy farmers across the country during this period of peak dairy...

A few weeks ago, at the Penn State Dairy Nutrition Workshop, I asked the audience what their choice would be between Forage A containing a “fiber degradation rate” (Kd) equal to 2.6% per hour...

Have you ever sat down and calculated the amount you spend annually on antibiotics for your cows?

How tight are dairy heifers and herd replacements?

USDA announced on Friday that it will begin the national milk testing program for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that it first announced at the end of October

Double ovsynch has remained one of the best tools to submit cows to first insemination for full timed artificial insemination (FTAI) since its inception

We deal with lameness among our lactating cows more than we would like

Feed represents the largest cost on most dairy farms, and tremendous resources have been invested in studying ways to improve the feed efficiency of lactating dairy cows

At 661 pounds per capita, dairy product consumption last year moved to levels not seen since Dwight Eisenhower was serving his second term as U.S. president in 1959

There are many tools available to dairy farmers to achieve a high 21-day pregnancy rate, but what rate delivers the best return?

In true farming fashion, the agriculture industry has seen its fair share of ups and downs this past year

In true farming fashion, the agriculture industry has seen its fair share of ups and downs this past year

Three times a year, dairy producers and breeders eagerly await new genetic evaluations on all dairy cattle in the national cooperator database

As the world population continues to grow, farmers are faced with the synonymous demand of producing more with less

As we inch toward the brink of winter, we are often reminded once the first cold temperatures hit of all the tasks we need to accomplish on the farm before the snow flies