Although milking equipment companies often visit farms for monthly milking equipment inspections, some inspections can be done by farm staff

When sexed semen was first marketed to dairy farmers back in 2006, it was initially only recommended for use in dairy heifers because of its reduced fertility

Farming and agriculture – that’s the top answer to that question, up five percentage points from 2023, with a 64% “very and somewhat positive” review, according to a recent Gallup...

Try to form a mental picture of all the farms that currently exist in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Magic 8 Balls were a hit. Kids across the country felt as though they held the future in their hands, violently shaking the toy until it gave nothing more than a grey...

Although we are a bit of ways out from fall anhydrous application time, it will soon be here before we know it. Fall application can reduce soil compaction, but it also presents a great probability of...

Alfalfa, the queen of forages, has long been associated with lactating dairy cows

The dairy industry has widely accepted sand as a leading bedding material. Nearly two-thirds of dairies utilize sand bedding in some format according to Nigel Cook, director of The Dairyland Initiative...

If you want to pass your business on to a next generation, your “letting go” phase will overlap with their “growing” phase

One of the largest costs on a dairy farm is the cost of feed

Milk prices are high right now, and the upward trend seems to have not reached a ceiling

Two of the world’s major dairy milk sheds are wrestling with ramifications from disease outbreaks

Consistent and equitable access to healthy, safe, culturally relevant, and affordable foods supports optimal health and well-being for all

Skid loaders became a tremendous tool for farmers when they were introduced to the marketplace, and now you’d be hard-pressed to find a dairy farm that doesn’t use at least one

Every farmer, at one point or another, deals with some case of lameness within the herd

The price of butter in Europe hit a new record high in September at around $4 per pound (€7,950 per metric ton)

Agriculture ranks among the deadliest professions in the U.S., alongside industries like mining and construction

Many farms have a crowd gate that complements their milking system. Before a cow ever reaches the parlor, it probably encounters a crowd gate

The trajectory of dairy margins continues to improve in 2024, as average profitability reached $12.33 per hundredweight (cwt.) in July

Both nutritionists and dairy producers spend a lot of time reviewing forage analysis reports