Recently, I attended one of the many webinars available these days. By the end of the presentation, the speaker mentioned that the debt at a dairy can sometimes escalate to $12,500 per cow

Though the new Animal Care Version 4.0 standards for the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) program were just released for the beginning of the new year, some are already wondering what topics...

Feed is a major expense on any dairy farm, so it is critical to select ingredients for the ration that make nutritional and financial sense

The government has purchased billions of dollars of dairy products and other foods this year through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program in order to stimulate cash flow on farms and get food to pandemic-stricken...

With social media being both more impactful and controversial than ever, dairy producers collectively share even more responsibility for keeping up their social license

Volatility is nothing new to the dairy industry. We have adapted as consumer trends have shifted, as dairy production models have evolved, and with the ebb and flow of global markets

Tours and on-farm events are awesome ways to educate consumers about dairy farming and the nutrition dairy products can provide

As 2021 approaches, dairy farmers, processors, and customers attempt to estimate what the year could bring for dairy

Dairy producers, nutritionists, producers, and marketers of hay and other forage material often use indexes used to rank forage quality

While many unknowns remain regarding 2021 milk prices, there are a few factors with major impacts that we do know details about

Raising heifers economically isn’t just about feed prices, as herd management practices can make a big impact on the bottom line

Feeding for greater protein and fat levels to take advantage of high milk component prices has been a hot topic this year

As the wild ride that has been 2020 comes to a close, dairy economists have their eyes directed toward what’s in store for 2021

If this year has proven anything, it’s that we cannot predict the future

Recently, I was lecturing about the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program in my dairy enterprise management class when a student asked how farmers can obtain their own feed costs in a simple and fast way

Change is a scary thing, and there will be no shortage of that in Washington, D.C., when it comes to agriculture leaders in the next Congress and administration

The 2020 election has been historic in a number of ways, and that includes agriculture

“The industry, on the demand side, cannot be firing on all cylinders as long as food service continues to be impacted by the pandemic,” said Peter Vitaliano

When lameness cases develop in a dairy herd, it can be difficult to get to the root of the problem

Since bedding bacteria counts are associated with impaired udder health, there is enhanced emphasis on monitoring bedding hygiene and managing manure and bedding in barns