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

Wagner Farms in Oconto Falls, Wis., had a 0% death loss in their calves last year. For anyone that has worked with animals, this is the ultimate goal, but sometimes incredibly difficult to achieve

Wisconsin lost 10.1% of its dairy farms during 2019. However, those losses were disproportional and directly depended on the type of market served — Grade A or Grade B dairy farms

Farmers and government officials are still assessing the impact of the devastating Australian bushfires on agriculture, but it may take months before the full impact is apparent

When caring for livestock every day, dairy farmers realize that mortality is an unwanted but real consequence of agriculture

Do you have a point of view on hauling cost structure for farm gate milk? What about quality and volume premiums when it comes to your milk check?

One of the most challenging roles of the feeding team is to track and account for feed as it goes through the feeding center and into the bunk. In order to do this, it’s important to test, track,...