U.S. feed supply should be more than adequate in 2025, if the weather cooperates. Given the expected lower feed prices, dairy farm margins should continue to improve in 2025

The March 2025 issue of Hoard’s Dairyman will feature our often-anticipated annual dairy statistics

Over recent years, a push has been made for Americans to consume adequate amounts of protein throughout their day

Many dairy farms go back and forth on whether to feed waste milk (WM) or milk replacer (MR) to their calves

As Dairy Council of California continues to advance milk and dairy’s unique and essential contributions to healthy, sustainable eating patterns, it does so with an eye on emerging trends in a constantly...

With planting season right around the corner, farmers are busy preparing for the year ahead

Mentors are gifts. I have many in my professional and personal life and I hope you do as well. If you don’t, you should find some

In 1924, the U.S. dairy herd consisted of approximately 21 million cows, each producing around 4,167 pounds of milk annually

First only set aside to be celebrated one day a year, National FFA Week has had agriculture students celebrating the seven days around George Washington’s birthday since 1947

Lameness remains one of the top health issues dairy farms battle, and it is also a serious animal welfare concern

The transition period receives the attention of the entire dairy industry because of the dramatic and intense changes that cows undergo

Eric Traupe has been at the table in the situation room with U.S. presidents and has sat across from kings and prime ministers during his 30-plus-year career stint working for both the CIA and U.S. Marine...

An animal’s ability to regularly, completely, and rapidly let down its milk in response to a proper milking routine is termed its “milkability.”

Highly pathogenic avian influenza. H5N1. Bird flu. Regardless of what you may call it, this virus has posed significant challenges to dairy farmers over the past year

Much has been written about the yield and quality differences among various grass species, but farmers planting forage grasses either as a companion crop with alfalfa, or as a pure stand, should pay attention

Plant-based milks, such as soy and almond products, are dairy milk’s biggest imposters, often served with the same promised benefits as cow’s milk

Cows will naturally go through a negative energy balance when they enter into lactation as their body adjusts from the dry period into milk production

President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance have now taken their oaths of office, and the 119th Congress has been seated

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, also known as the farm bill, supports America’s farmers, ranchers, and forest stewards through several programs

When animals need medical attention, effective restraint makes the job easier and safer for both the person providing the care and the animal