Dairymen invest in heifers today in hopes that they become productive members of the herd in the future. Rearing costs vary from farm to farm, and the only way to truly measure that investment is to crunch...

"The milk quality picture in the Southeast is not a pretty one," noted Steve Oliver, University of Tennessee, at the third annual Southeast Quality Milk Initiative meeting

"We feel that nutrition plays one of the biggest roles in sound reproduction success," said Jesse Ayers, pictured second from right in the photo. "We work closely with our nutritionist, Ben Mercer, who...

Halfway through the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized it was a transformational time in the nation's history, a period he said America was at her most vulnerable

For the fourth year in a row, the nation's agricultural cooperatives posted records for both income and revenue. Net income rose 16.5 percent, to $6.5 billion, in 2014

Processed and red meats have joined the ranks of tobacco, alcohol, coffee and shift work in the IARC's (International Agency for Research on Cancer) encyclopedia of carcinogens

"I understand that things (milk prices) aren't as robust as they have been. We are going through one of those cycles, and I know that there are concerns about the dairy Margin Protection Program," said...

We're now about 10 months into the Margin Protection Program (MPP). More than 55 percent of farmers are enrolled in the MPP in 2015, representing more than three quarters of the U.S. milk supply," noted...

U.S. dairy exports have garnered a great deal of attention in recent years. Without a doubt, exports are a success story. However, it's the American consumer that buys 84 to 86 percent of our products

Many farmers let out a frustrated sigh when restaurant chain Subway announced last week that it, too, would be making the switch to meat from animals raised without antibiotics

"Not only does rumination reflect cow health, it is highly sensitive to cow well-being," noted the Miner Institute's Rick Grant. Rumination is a cyclical process that is influenced by dietary and management...

Beverage milk consumption fell by the largest level in over 30 years. That's according to data just released by USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS)