On many farms, one of the least intensively managed groups on the farm is the pregnant heifers

“Brazil can double its cropland easily without cutting a tree,” said Texas A&M professor and extension economist Luis Ribera

Anyone who has watched dairy cows use large mechanical roller brushes knows it’s pretty obvious they love them

“Consistency, consistency, consistency,” said the animated Lane Sollenberger to those attending the First International Conference of Calf and Heifer held in Baoding, Hebei, China

In this dairy climate, the appeal of capturing the “easy money” items on a dairy is strong. And in some cases, it truly is easy money

Many of our customers (consumers) focus nearly exclusively on price. How much is the bag of cheese? They assume the quality of the product is reasonable

What is it that some dairies do that helps them be more profitable than others?

Some spore-forming bacteria survive the pasteurization process so when milk processors label milk with sell-by and use-by dates, they are using experiential data to predict how soon these bacteria might...

There is no doubt trade is important to American agriculture. The United States is the largest agricultural exporter in the world, with exports representing $138 billion in 2017

It’s conference time in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives when it comes to a new farm bill

While the Hoard’s Dairyman Bull List will be available in the August 25 issue, we are making it available to readers here as well

With prices ranging $1,170 to $1,250 per head, replacement values in the Great Lake States region are well below the U.S. average of $1,320