New genetic evaluations for dairy animals will be released on Tuesday, August 8, by the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding (CDCB)

Disease does not discriminate against how it travels; it only seeks to find a new host. That’s why biosecurity efforts must encompass everyone who steps foot on a dairy farm

Financially, things are bad for U.S. dairy farmers. Dairy cow slaughter is up 5.8% year-to-date, and USDA numbers indicate the size of the milking herd fell 16,000 head between May and June

The margin over feed costs calculated by USDA for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program fell to a record low in June

When Mike Ciresi goes to work every morning, he doesn’t settle in at a typical office. The dairy specialist isn’t even going to a processing plant or dairy farm

There are so many decisions to be made on a farm. While some require quick, on-your-feet thinking, other decisions are best made after a careful review of the situation and hopefully with some data to...

Many complex systems make up the lactating dairy cow. For years, scientists have studied the transition from the dry period to lactation — exposing one puzzle piece at a time to create an image of...

One would think that four decades’ worth of lessons would lead to some truths being learned. But as laboratory-based dairy imitators enter the marketplace, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

These days, some 1,000 artisanal and farmstead cheesemakers can be found from coast to coast

The costs to produce milk vary widely among operators in different geographical regions of the United States as well as on different-sized operations

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February has had widespread influence on the global agricultural community, stretching from fertilizer shortages and export restrictions that caused higher food...

The process to amend the pricing formulas in the 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO) continues to move forward