The National Milk Producers Federation celebrated strong bipartisan Senate support for the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act as senators begin considering this critical legislation
Today, the bipartisan New Producer Economic Security Act was introduced in the U.S. House and Senate by Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Zach Nunn (R-IA-03), Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Don Davis...
Dr. Geoffrey Dahl is the Harriet B. Weeks Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and Director of the USAID Feed the Future Livestock Systems Innovation Lab at the University of Florida
Cow size has been on the rise for decades. Cows today weigh 1.4 times as much as their predecessors in 1980. In fact, cow weight is rising 100 pounds every 10 years
One of the main and costly drivers for culling decisions is lameness. Defined as an abnormality or injury to the hoof, hoof lesions fall into categories such as sole ulcers, digital dermatitis
With rising health consciousness, fitness, and the surge of GLP-1 users, consumers have been inundated with the importance of protein for overall health
Highly pathogenic avian influenza was identified in dairies for the first time almost one year ago. From a human health standpoint, it is a zoonosis — or a disease that can spread to humans
As the calendar turned the page to a new year, USDA reported the number of beef cows dropped by 1% last year, the sixth straight year of decline since the peak in 2019
“No one can be you the way that you can be you,” said Carla Harris during her keynote speech at the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) conference in January
Uncertainty about tariffs, retaliatory tariffs, reciprocal tariffs, and other government policy changes are creating a lot of angst in the dairy markets
Amid a frenetic daily pace in Washington, Congress is slowly moving toward renewing the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, a major tax legislation that President Trump signed
The new and better Old Timer’s Luncheon is a great chance to catch up with old dairy friends!For over 45 years, dairy snowbirds have gathered in Florida for the Old-Timers Luncheon
CowManager, a global leader in cow monitoring systems, is excited to announce its participation in the 2025 Canadian Dairy XPO and the launch of Youngstock Monitor to producers in Canada
Zinpro Corporation, the world’s leading innovator and manufacturer of high-performance organic trace minerals and animal nutrition solutions, released its 2024 Sustainability Report today
Dairy automation company, Afimilk, announces the release of their new AfiCollar Feed Efficiency Service – a first of its kind technology that accurately measures individual cow feed intake
Over sixty family farmers and rural advocates gathered in Madison March 4th for Wisconsin Farmers Union's Farm & Rural Lobby Day, where they advocated for policy priorities
Organic Valley, America's largest organic farmer-owned cooperative, announced the selection of agricultural veteran and community advocate Shawna Nelson as the cooperative's fourth CEO
Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) members were in Oklahoma City for the National Farmers Union 123rd Anniversary Convention. Hundreds of farmers and ranchers from throughout the nation gathered March 9-11