University of Illinois will host college dairy students at the Midwest Dairy Challenge, February 13-15, 2019, in Freeport, Illinois. Dairy Challenge® is a prominent educational event for stud

Dr. Cara Wessels, Dr. Sam Prien and Dr. Lindsay Penrose have developed a non-invasive and non-subjective embryo selection method and device. This novel method measures embryo buoyancy to predict

Mark your calendars for the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council’s (DCRC) 2019 webinar series. These highly regarded sessions offer access to high-quality information and interaction with indus

Feed & food safety is the driving force behind the design of the new blending and packaging system at Tier 1 Nutritionals. Tier 1 Nutritionals is a leading supplier of contract manufacturing

As dairy farmers in Maryland and across the nation continue to struggle due to low milk prices, Governor Larry Hogan has pledged to contribute approximately $1.5 million in state funds to enable Mar

I’m a little ashamed to admit how long it’s taken me to write this article. I’m even more ashamed to admit that I’m too scared to tell you the whole story, but I promise you that...

Dairy producers have experienced four consecutive years of low milk prices. The Class III price for cheese averaged $14.61 for 2018, the lowest average of the past four years

The National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) Scholarship Committee selected three college of veterinary medicine students – Amanda Aker, University of Illinois College of Veterinary

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative recently named Rich and Shelby Holsopple as the co-op's 2019 Outstanding Young Cooperators (YC). The Holsopples help operate

Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) member cooperatives accepted 10 offers of export assistance from CWT that helped them capture sales contracts for 1.116 million pounds (506 metric tons) of

The Professional Dairy Producers Foundation (PDPF) Board of Directors announced Janet Keller as Executive Director during their December 2018 meeting. Keller began her duties Jan. 7, assuming

The Wisconsin Brown Swiss Association is now accepting applications for the 2019 WI Brown Swiss Queen. The queen represents the association and promotes the Brown Swiss Breed at the state lev

Ballot initiatives are not only commonplace in states such as California, but in countries like Switzerland, too

In tight economic times, everything comes under the radar, and heifer care and growth has been no exception. We’ve written both about raising healthy heifers more quickly and managing heifer inventories...

Only GENYOUth — cofounded by the National Football League (NFL) and the National Dairy Council — could bring together teachers, nutritionists, and professional athletes to help improve nutrition...

University of Wisconsin’s Mark Stephenson forecasts that the 2019 Class III price will be up by 80 cents over last year

Mycotoxins are a buzzword again this winter, following what seems to be a cyclical trend that features a wet harvest every few years

National Mastitis Council (NMC) recognized the best of the best when it comes to quality milk production at its Feb. 1 Awards Luncheon, held in conjunction with the NMC 58th Annual Meeting in Sa

Compeer Financial and its board of directors are pleased to be returning more than $52 million in patronage payments to member-owners this February. In total, more than 31,000 member-owners will

Milk quality, mastitis and udder health researchers, dairy producers and dairy industry partners gathered for the 58thNational Mastitis Council (NMC) Annual Meeting, held Jan. 29-Feb. 1, in Sava