Dairy supply management is a topic that evokes a lot of emotion

Individual calf housing is by far the most common form of calf rearing in the country. According to research done by the University of Wisconsin in 2019, 77% of farms raise calves individually

Who’s buying your milk? We identify who is consuming dairy, and what their future buying habits and food desires will be, to develop products that utilize more of your milk and meet consumers’...

In some ways, rural America is being left behind despite the progress in the overall economy

An on-farm retail store provides a unique opportunity, not only to sell products directly to customers, but to also bring them to the farm on a regular basis

Horns on cattle were a natural part of farm life for most operations, but around the 1960s, producers realized that removing these horns makes for a much safer and easier working environment

The farm press is filled with stories of farm injuries, workplace fatalities, and life-threatening health concerns from exposure to toxic gases, dusts, and other hazards

Running a dairy farm is more than enough work for a dairy farm family to handle. When you add on farm processing and direct sales to the mix, challenges certainly come with the rewards

Over the last 10 years, the fat component of milk has been a key driver of milk price. The construction of the ration can have a significant impact on milkfat percentage and milk yield

Milk is milk. In some people’s minds, that is no longer the case

New types of dairy products must continue to change the face of the industry — we’ve seen the success already with milks, yogurts, and coffee creamers, just to name a few

“When a cow calves, it is kept in the hospital pen for three days. Hospital pens are checked daily, and we monitor the health of the cows and check for antibiotic residues to ensure quality of milk,”...

Dairy economist Mark Stephenson predicts that 2020 will be a better year for milk prices — with a few asterisks

The last several years of wet and warm conditions in dairy regions across the country have brought up the important conversation of forage hygiene

The financial situation for dairy producers has improved as milk prices gained more than $4 per hundredweight during 2019

There’s a developing story that presents vegetarians and vegans with a quandary. Those who drink almond juice (almond milk) may be helping to kill billions of bees

Contrary to the excuses we often fall into as employers, pay is not the first thing many employees cite when leaving a job

Knowing how to breed desirable dairy-beef calves can make a big difference in the value of this quickly growing system

This past year we dug into our membership data to look at how consolidation was impacting Idaho’s dairy demographics. What we found raised eyebrows within both our staff and board

Farmers were a focal point of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers’ State of the State address, which he delivered last Wednesday night