Getting calves off to a good start includes a nutritional program that encourages weight gain at a young age. “I want calves gaining weight by the second week of life,” said Bob James

Many of us find ourselves eating out more in recent years than we did a decade ago, and certainly more than a generation ago. In many regions, there has been a proliferation of eating options

Even before the pandemic, but especially since, calls for change have been heard in the dairy industry from nearly every group involved — farmers, processors, cooperatives, haulers, and more

“We haven’t had many major changes to the federal orders since 2000,” shared Jim Mulhern with those attending the 24th annual meeting of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) on March 23

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” rings true in many places on a dairy farm, maybe none more so than in controlling disease

“Where does high production fit into our world, a world that requires sustainability for us to be able to keep going, to support what’s true, legal, and/or valid?”

The Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) started in California on November 1, 2018, which means we have been operating under the FMMO for 39 months

While the European Union (EU) stands second in global dairy product exports, the forecast has turned a bit cloudy these days

Leading a business into the next generation or owner is a complex process that encompasses even more time and effort than the already complicated succession plans

While farms have made positive strides toward reducing fresh cow health problems, the transition period remains a challenge for our dairy industry

When it comes to feed costs, we are in uncharted waters and seem to be going “where no man has gone before.”

“GREAT NEWS!!!”That was the lead statement from Peggy Holoubek Hainy on Monday, March 14, who just days earlier made a public plea on Facebook

We are at the end of the winter, and soon it will be time to start harvesting winter grass forages for silage. Recently, I have been asked whether grass and legume mixtures ensile well

Planting a grain crop like corn or soybeans into a growing cover crop is a practice that is gaining popularity. For dairy and crop farmer Tony Peirick, “planting green” is a concept

“We told dairy farmers for five to seven years that fat was valuable,” said Phil Plourd, president of Blimling and Associates

A record 8.7 million units of beef semen was sold to U.S. dairy farmers and cattle ranchers last year. That was up 21% over the previous year’s 7.2 million units

It’s a piece of the milk price cycle we have become accustomed to. When milk prices go up, milk production follows

January 2022 was the third straight month that U.S. milk production declined — milk pounds down 1.6% compared to last year represented the largest year-over-year loss in nearly 18 years

The way Josh Hiemstra manages the fields surrounding his family’s 170-cow dairy near Brandon, Wis., has changed considerably since he started farming with his parents

While cow numbers in the nation’s dairy herd held steady, dairy farm numbers did not follow the same course. In losing 5.7% of the farms holding a permit to sell milk, dairy farm numbers fell