It’s easy to get down when looking at the decline in fluid milk consumption, but it’s not all bad news.“Contrary to popular belief, dairy consumption is in pretty good shape,” said...

Crude protein makes a great contribution to dairy rations, and it is one of the most important quality metrics in forages

Would you know what to do if a crisis — whether an animal rights campaign, natural disaster, or something in between — occurred at your farm or business?

On May 24, Washington leadership embarked on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), an initiative to build and strengthen economic relationships in Asia

Lolly Lesher testifyingPreparations have begun on a new farm bill and that’s the reason the House Agriculture Committee met on Wednesday, June 22, at the Longworth House Office Building. Presiding...

Greenhouse gases are emitted though human activity, and they accumulate in the atmosphere

Secretary Vilsack wants consensus; the dairy industry will have a chance to create consensus.The American Farm Bureau Federation is planning a gathering for farmers and industry leaders to discuss changes...

The corn planting season for silage is nearly completed, and it is not too early to start planning the corn harvesting season

Despite historic butterfat production from the nation’s dairy herd, full-fat dairy products continue to have red-hot demand as spot butter prices hover near $3 per pound on the CME. Consider this,...

A heat wave swept across the nation this week, bringing humidity and extremely hot weather to both northern and southern parts of the country

Synchronization programs have vastly improved dairy cattle reproduction since their introduction in the mid-1990s

A properly formulated ration is one of the most valuable tools a dairy farm has to ensure cows remain healthy and productive, but balanced nutrients isn’t the only important factor of a diet

That first meal of colostrum can truly set the stage for calfhood and beyond

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has opened the door to federal order modernization in response to industry interest in looking at a variety of changes

All the physical and metabolic changes that take place at calving cause stress on a cow’s immune system and elevate the risk for developing metabolic disorders

Port slowdowns in Asia have given U.S. ports a brief reprieve from the flood of shipping vessels and containers that they struggled to offload during the winter and spring months

You may recall middle or high school teachers using Venn diagrams to illustrate correlations between two different subjects

At $27.10 per hundredweight, dairy farmers received a record price for their milk in April 2022. This is the first time the All-Milk price pushed past either the $26 or the $27 threshold

While planters were rolling fast and furious this past week, corn planting has been running a bit behind the five-year trend. This year’s cool, wet spring is partly to blame

Because the labor market for farm workers has been tightening for years, farmers have had to adopt technologies in some areas and adapt their businesses in others to make the most of the labor