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...

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

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

For several years, raw milk advocacy has been trickling into the mainstream

One way to frame sustainability, whether we are talking about it from an economic, environmental, or social perspective, is to discuss efficiency

Hydration is one of many benefits dairy milk delivers that people may not think about, thanks to its 90% water composition and electrolytes

“Employee performance is the Achille’s heel of our industry,” said Robert Hagevoort during the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Annual Meeting held last week in Arlington, Texas

Let’s be honest: our heifers usually get the short end of the stick when it comes to housing

To support the November Hoard’s Dairyman webinar where the University of Illinois’ Mike Hutjens gave his annual crop quality review, let’s take a look at two unexpected outcomes of the...

We all put out little fires every day at work and at home. The role of the Dairy Communications Management Team is to quell fires before the dairy industry gets burned

Pregnant women are expected to eat foods that will benefit the child as it begins to grow and develop inside the womb. The same concept goes for dairy cattle, too

It is hard to go anywhere in the field crops or dairy world without hearing about biologicals

On November 12, USDA released its final decision on the Federal Milk Market Order (FMMO) reform process that started back in 2023

As beef prices reach new heights, beef-on-dairy breeding in the dairy industry shows no signs of slowing

Phosphorus feeding levels for transition cows has been a topic of discussion for some time now as our previous standards have been challenged with new research