Lameness isn’t a concern among heifers on most dairy farms. In recent years, though, a heifer hoof issue has appeared, and common rearing practices may be to blame.

The dismal dairy economy took its toll as 2,731 U.S. dairy farms hung up their milking machines for the final time this past year

Starting a dairy farm is no small feat, especially in today’s economy

A plan to create the nation’s largest research dairy advanced earlier this month with the Idaho State Board of Education’s vote to allow the University of Idaho to buy land for the $45 million...

In 1992, there were 131,509 dairy farms in the United States. At the end of 2018, that number was 37,468

If you’ve ever had gelled diesel fuel in your tractors or trucks, you know it makes it pretty difficult to get the engine running

While dairy farmers have been trudging through years of low prices with little relief in sight, other facets of agriculture, such as specialty vegetable and fruit crops, can also relate

One must know a problem exists before solving it

Dean Foods lost $260 million in the fourth quarter of 2018

Though sign up for the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program does not begin until June, payment calculations are already underway

The nation’s biggest dairy accounting firm says the average loss during the first nine months of 2018 was about 65 cents per cow per day – and the last three months will likely be worse

To bring in more income without adding cows, some dairy producers chose to diversify their operations by introducing other revenue streams

The potential benefits that robotic milking brings to the farm are becoming more clear — improved milk production, reduced labor costs, and enhanced reproduction

“Don’t let the abnormal become normal. Just because it happened yesterday, today, and tomorrow doesn’t mean it’s right,” opened independent nutritionist David Greene during...

For those who aren’t familiar with the Federal Milk Marketing Orders, the Class III milk price is the minimum price of milk that cheese plants are supposed to pay dairy farmers

“If they can hold on, help is on the way thanks to the farm bill,” USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue firmly stated to the House Committee on Agriculture

Labor costs have grown over the last years, reveals USDA data on the cost of production on dairy farms

Making ends meet is a difficult task in today’s dairy market, but a focus on balancing outputs between high production and good components can go a long way in bolstering bottom lines

Having dropped by $380 per head in the past year, dairy replacement values tumbled to a decade low of $1,140 per animal

After raising calves in hutches outside for years, the Roden family decided to look into new calf housing options to accompany the growth of their dairy herd