Water is the gorilla topic of discussion in California these days, and as supplies keep drying up, just about everyone has an opinion about water use, waste, conservation and government policies. Guess...

Throughout the Midwest and Northeast, dairymen are awaiting the opportunity to get their corn crop in the ground. Since corn silage makes up the bulk of dairy rations, it's essential to ensure that your...

Dairies across the country are watching their margins shrink. There are a few producers across the country, though, who will receive a consolation prize for the recent drop in milk prices in the form of...

Among the top 10 evolving food trends, "More is in store for protein: source and quality of proteins become key" was a theme highlighted by LuAnn Williams, Innova Market Insights' director on innovation

Southeast Asia is already a vital customer with the U.S., as evidenced by its second-place standing among all U.S. customers, purchasing $1.32 billion in dairy products and ingredients last year. To put...

The negotiations related to a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have been ongoing for some time. Most analysts agree that U.S. agriculture would benefit from a trade agreement with the 12 or so Pacific region...

Since last spring, farm milk prices have dropped by approximately 40 percent to their lowest levels since 2007. Feed prices, however, have increased about 50 percent. Scores of farms are choosing to go...

An unavoidable process, aging exposes the human body to a host of disease conditions. When consumed at recommended levels, dairy may have a protective effect against the neurodegenerative conditions common...

Finding good employees is hard. Keeping them is even harder.One of the main messages Tom Wall, president of Dairy Interactive, LLC and Language Links, LLC, shared at the Dairy Calf and Heifer Association's...

The latest Hoard's Dairyman Bull List is a sure sign that breeders and dairy producers across the U.S. have bought into the science of genomics. As you may recall, we can learn 60 to 70 percent of the...

milk in a parallel parlor so, yes, I agree tails are a pain . . . however, they do not have to be docked as suggested in "Reader Response: Docked tails make milking easier."

We all know that a Google search about GMOs and glyphosates will turn up an overwhelming number of negative websites as mentioned in the Hoard's Dairyman Intel, "Could glyphosate cause cancer?" These negative...