If butterfat levels were tracked using a grade point average (GPA), the U.S. dairy industry would earn its very first 4.0-plus butterfat grade point rating in 2024

U.S. trade policy has changed significantly since the United States last passed a new free trade agreement (FTA), all the way back in 2011

While dairy farmers may be considering sustainability-focused solutions such as cover cropping, conservation tillage, and best management practices for manure application and manure-based products, a key...

In the U.S., 97% of households buy cheese, 93% purchase butter, 92% buy milk, and 82% purchase yogurt

In our industry, we often use the terms “diet” and “ration” interchangeably

The first official confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle in the state of California came in the second half of August

With our increasingly challenging climate and precipitation patterns, tile drainage has become more important than ever for farms to minimize the annual variation in yield and quality of field crops and...

Dry cow protocols have largely been standardized throughout the last few decades

The Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program is a “safety net” program supported by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the farm bill

More than $7 billion worth of new dairy processing facilities will be opening their doors in the coming years

There are distinctive legal obligations associated with employees and independent contractors. For this reason, it is vital that farm workers are not misclassified as one or the other

The conclusion of harvest is often marked by manure application to farm fields

Despite its availability, aspirin has never gone through the process of being approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in cattle

High prices are supposedly the cure for high prices. That may not be the case with beef-on-dairy

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...