Farm organizations across the country are banding together to advocate on several proposals to stabilize dairy prices and slow the loss of family farms. The Dairy Together Road Show will educate

Crops make better use of the valuable nutrients in liquid manure, if it is applied to the crops in the growing season. Slurry handling equipment from Danish company Agrometer offers that possibility

Maggie C. Seiler joined the Hoard's Dairyman editorial staff in June 2015. Currently serving as Associate Editor, she covers feeding and nutrition, youth activities and heads up the World Dairy Expo Supplement

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When it comes to generating useful ideas and solutions for the dairy industry, graduate student researchers are the unsung heroes. “Most of the research that gets done on campus is carrie

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota announced the addition of new Committee staff members Wednesday. Dr. Melinda Cep joins the Committee as Legislative and Po

USDA’s release of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report in February had mostly good news for U.S. dairy producers

The American Dairy Coalition commends Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) on her efforts to reintroduce ”The Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, milk and cheese to Promote Regular I

As dairy farmers, we find ourselves looking for answers to our low prices. Whether you have 25 cows or 5,000 cows, we’re often operating below the cost of production. It also doesn’t matter

In response to tremendous growth and opportunity, Double S Liquid Feed Services is excited to announce progressive changes for the company, including the hiring of Jacob Shepard. Founded in 1987 by Do

As the National Dairy farm magazine, Hoard's Dairyman provides dairy producers with dairy market prices and includes the Class I price for fluid milk

The April 26 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar features Feeding Strategies to Support Health and Fertility During the Transition Period. Scheduled for 2 p.m. Central time, José E

For many dairy farm families, the last four years have brought tough times. Historically low milk prices and bottle-necked margins have forced many dairies across the country to shutter their ba

We feed our cows through the side of a building. To protect the feed from snow, we cut a hay tarp in half and tied it to the side of the building. We lay tire sidewalls on the tarp to hold it in place

A few months ago, something caught my eye. One of our older cows calved with a nice heifer calf, and a day or so later, the cow’s daughter calved as a first-calf heifer

Dairy News as reported in the Washington Dairygrams for the March 25, 2019 issue of Hoard's Dairyman

Light at the end of the tunnel.” “This too shall pass.” “Keep your head up.” “Hang in there.” These are common phrases in the current dairy climate

Imagine being told you can’t sell your milk, you can’t market your cows, and the water on your land is contaminated with a slowly degrading man-made chemical

Pasteurization has been shown to limit these food-related risks; pasteurized milk has fewer harmful bacteria such as Listeria, salmonella, E. coli, and Campylobacter, and parasites such as Cryptosporidium....

Wisconsin farmers reeling from a disastrous winter are getting a little help from the state’s energy efficiency program.FOCUS ON ENERGY® is offering a 25-percent bonus on top of its regular...