One of the best ways to improve dry matter intake and bolster milk production is by paying close attention to cows' feeding behaviors. At the recent Large Dairy Herd Management Conference, the University...

Trust the experts - GMOs are safe to eat. Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, often get a bad rap. Some consumers are afraid that genetically engineered (GE) foods are unsafe, but once again, science...

We've been saying since before 2015 ended that it was a bad financial year for California dairies, and now the state agrees. Except it wasn't just bad, it was awful

Dairy represents the epicenter of a legal challenge filed in the New York State Supreme Court by the New York Civil Liberties Union. If successful, not only could the pathway be paved for unionized labor...

These days most cheesemakers identify themselves as milk processors. That wasn't always the case. This transformation from cheesemaker to milk processor has been driven by the growing value of dairy proteins...

"You can't manage something you can't measure." At the recent Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Perdue AgriBusiness' Normand St. Pierre one-upped this old saying. "A number is meaningless unless you...

The author is an assistant extension professor in the department of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Missouri. The financial stress experienced by dairy farmers continues to mount....

We often think of animal care with a scientific mind, but perhaps our approach should have more of an artistic flair. Calfhood diarrhea, or scours, is a major health challenge. When it comes to tackling...

Yakima. The Chesapeake Bay. Lake Champlain. The Texas Panhandle and eastern New Mexico. Kewaunee County. Whether perceived or real, the aforementioned regions have been epicenters for concerns regarding...

New rules could eventually affect organic dairy farms. However, most regulations proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will impact other livestock species far greater. For dairy and hog farms,...

Cows graze at a dairy in southern Scotland. As bad as the first year without production quotas was for dairy farmers in the European Union (EU) in 2015, the second one is already looking worse. The flood...

Grocers know that the word "farm" invokes a sense of freshness, lack of artificial ingredients, and food products from local sources. That's the very reason grocers in the United Kingdom have gone so far...